Instagram has quite a few features with which we can have lists of friends or people with whom we have more contact. A good example of this is best friends, function that we have already told you about. In addition, the social network also has the function of close friends, something that may sound familiar to many of you.
Many of you want to be able to see the list of close friends on Instagram, in addition to knowing what it is or how to use this function in the Android app. Therefore, we are going to tell you everything about it below. Since it is something that has not been on the social network for too long and that many do not know how to use yet.
In this way, in addition to knowing more about this function, you will also be able to see this list of close friends on Instagram. It is easy to have access to this list, but it is important for you to know the steps that must be followed for this to be possible. Then we leave you with all the information you need about this function in the social network.
Close friends on Instagram
The list of close friends is something that each user in the social network will be able to configure at any time to your liking. It is not a list that is generated automatically, but we control it. We can add or remove people from it at any time without their knowledge. So this is a list that can change over time without any problem.
This list is created because we want only certain people will have access to the contents that we upload on the social network. That is, when this list is created and someone is added, these people will be able to see what we upload. Other people who are outside this list will not be able to see content that we have uploaded. Also, this is something that affects both stories and normal posts on Instagram. So it is a way to share something with a small circle of trusted people.
Of course, each person has to decide who to add to this list of close friends. Besides, you will control this list, so whenever you want to see this list of close friends on Instagram you will be able to do so. When you access it, the social network will allow you to both add new people to it and remove some of it, if you want to do this. When you add or remove a person from this list, that person doesn't know anything. Instagram doesn't issue notifications when we add someone to this close friends list. Also, only we have access to the list, no one else will be able to see it or know of its existence.
How to use this function
The idea of this function in the social network is to create a circle of close people with whom to share content. In addition, the use of it is something really simple. Much easier than many may think, since it is something that many do not use yet on the social network. But if you're interested, now that you know more about what this feature does in the app, you can create your close friends list at any time.
The steps we have to follow if we want to start using this function on Instagram are the following:
- Open the Instagram app on your Android phone.
- Click on your profile picture at the bottom right of the screen.
- Click on the three horizontal stripes at the top right of the screen.
- In the menu that opens, click on the Close Friends option.
- Browse through the people who follow you and tap Add when there is a person you want to add. Repeat the process until you have created this list, that is, until you have all the people you want to be part of that circle on the platform.
When you have done this, you will have already created this list of close friends on Instagram. If you want to upload a story to your account, the social network will allow you to choose if you want only those people who are part of this list to have access to it. So only they will see it and can comment on it, for example. That is why it is important to choose well who you want to become part of this list in your social network account.
Viewing the list of close friends
As we have mentioned, It is a list that we will be able to see whenever we want. In addition, it can also be edited at any time. The list of close friends must have at least one person, if we want to use this feature on Instagram. After some time we may want to make changes to that list, remove a user from it or add new ones. Or we just want to see the list we currently have, because we're not sure who they are.
If you want to be able to see the list of close friends on Instagram, you can do it in the app itself on Android and iOS in a simple way. These are the steps you have to follow in your account in the app:
- Open the Instagram app on your Android phone.
- Click on your profile picture at the bottom right of the screen.
- Click on the three horizontal stripes at the top right of the screen.
- In the menu that opens, click on the Close Friends option.
- You already have the list on the screen, so you can see who is part of it.
One of the reasons why we may want to see this list of close friends on Instagram is to introduce changes. As we've said before, you may want to add or remove people from this list from time to time. This is something that we can do in a simple way, so all the changes that we want to apply can be done without too many problems. These are the steps we have to follow if we want to change this list:
- Open Instagram on your phone.
- Click on your profile picture at the bottom right of the screen.
- Click on the three horizontal stripes at the top right of the screen.
- In the menu that opens, click on the Close Friends option.
- At the top you will see suggestions, people you can add to that list. If there is someone you want to be part of this list in the app, click on add so that they become part of said circle.
- At the bottom you see the list of close friends. If there are people you want to remove from this list, click the remove option next to them. Repeat this if there are multiple people you want to remove from that list.
Upload stories for your close friends
One of the standout features when you have people on this close friends list is to upload content that only they can see. This is something we can do with stories, for example, that these people will only be able to see. In addition, only they will be able to interact with the content that we have uploaded and that is visible to them. This is one of the functions or options that generate the most interest in the social network. It is one of the reasons why many create this list.
We can upload stories to our account, which we may want only these people to see. Therefore, it is important that when publishing said content let's select the audience correctly. Since that way we know perfectly who is who can interact with said content. The steps to upload a story that only these close friends on Instagram can see is as follows:
- Open Instagram on your Android phone.
- Tap on the story icon to start recording one or upload a photo or video you want to use in it.
- Configure or customize said story to your liking, until it is ready.
- At the bottom of the screen click on the option where you see who can see it. Then choose the Nearby Friends option on the screen.
- When everything is ready, you will only have to publish said story.
The people who are part of this list of close friends they will be able to see the story with total normality. They will not know that it is exclusive content for them. There is nothing to indicate this, since the story is shown in the same way as any other, there is no different color or element in this regard. They will be able to interact with it, such as replying, in the same way as with any story in the app. If we remove them from this list, they will simply stop seeing these stories, but they will not know why, for them it will be as if we have stopped uploading stories.