Users who you don't follow are able to send you direct messages on Instagram. Unlike messages sent by your contacts, these messages appear as message requests in the Instagram direct message folder.

Instagram's read receipts are those little "Seen" notifications that tell the sender you've opened their direct message (DM). While often convenient, sometimes you might want more privacy or wish to ...

If you want to see a story reply that you sent via the direct message bar at the bottom of a story, these will still all be located in your recent direct messages. Simply open your Instagram home page ...

Both mobile operating systems have a similar procedure for responding to a given message. 1. Open the Instagram app on your phone and tap on the Messenger icon in the upper right corner of the home ...