Ghost mode
In settings: Instander Revived › Ghost mode › Direct messages
- Unread preservation — Opening a chat does not mark it as seen · Default: Off
- Silent typing — Others do not see "typing…" · Default: Off
- Allow screenshots — Chats, view-once photos, replies and Instants don't block screenshots or screen recording, and disappearing chats aren't told you took one · Default: Off
In settings: Instander Revived › Ghost mode › Stories & Live
- View stories anonymously — Viewed stories are not reported as seen · Default: Off
- View lives anonymously — Not counted as a live viewer · Default: Off
Also
- Story and live views aren't reported; stories you watched stay seen after a refresh
- "Mark as seen" for a single story
Feed & Stories
In settings: Instander Revived › Feed & Stories
- Following feed by default — Only accounts you follow, newest first; "For you" in the logo menu brings suggestions back · Default: Off
- Limit the feed — The home feed stops after the number of posts you pick and continues after a 20-minute break or a restart
- Mutual-follow labels — On profiles and in your Following list · Default: On
- Non-mutual follows — Your Following list, only people who don't follow you back
- Geo-block posts — Hide posts tagged in selected countries · Default: Off
- Blocked countries… — The countries whose geotagged posts are hidden
- Open links in browser — Use your default browser instead of Instagram's · Default: Off
- Remove account suggestions — "Suggested for you" account units · Default: Off
- Remove suggested reels — The "Suggested reels" rows in the feed · Default: Off
- Start Reels muted — Tap the speaker to unmute as usual · Default: Off
- Don't auto-advance stories — A story replays until you tap, as in Instagram's own test · Default: Off
- Disable video autoplay — Feed videos start only when tapped · Default: Off
Downloads
In settings: Instander Revived › Downloads
- Download button — Adds download items to post, reel and story menus · Default: On
- Download folder — Pictures, Movies › Instagram · Pictures › Instander · DCIM › Instander · Download › Instander
- Folder per author — Saves to Instagram/<username>/ instead of one Instagram folder · Default: Off
- Publication date — The name (author-10102026-001245-0001.jpg) and the file's date in the gallery are when the post was published; off, when you saved it · Default: On
- Original extension — Save photos as Instagram serves them (often .webp); off, every photo is saved as JPEG · Default: On
- Audio, covers and GIFs — "Download audio" and "Download cover" in the Reels menu, "Download cover" on a highlight's long-press, GIFs in comments and Direct on long-press · Default: Off
- Share to other apps — "Share…" in the post menu sends the photo or video itself; it is also saved like Download · Default: Off
Also
- Photos, videos and whole carousels from a post's "⋯" menu
- Stories, Reels, Direct media and voice messages
- A story saved from the editor keeps its music
Quality
In settings: Instander Revived › Quality
- High-quality uploads — 1080p video at up to 9 Mbps for posts, stories and reels; photos at 100% JPEG · Default: On
- High-quality Direct media — Send videos up to 1080p at 8 Mbps and photos at 100% · Default: On
- Maximum viewing quality — Load the largest photos and videos in feed, Reels and stories; ignore data saver. Most photos exist only at 1080 px · Default: On
Also
- Feed and story photos from the original or a 1440 px copy, not the 750 px one; pinch-to-zoom loads the full photo
Appearance
In settings: Instander Revived › Appearance
- Material You colors — Use the system dynamic palette · Default: Off
- Tinted surfaces — Backgrounds, cards and grey text follow the system palette too · Default: On
- True black (OLED) — Pure black backgrounds in dark mode · Default: Off
- App font — Instagram (original) · System (Google Sans / phone font) · IBM Plex Sans · Inter · Nunito · Source Serif 4
- Story ring size — Choose how large the story rings at the top of your feed appear.
- Start screen — A short thank-you to the_dise, author of the original Instander, when the app starts · Default: On
Also
- Cyrillic in story text styles that lack it, in a matching font instead of the system one
Clean interface
In settings: Instander Revived › Clean interface
- Hide Meta AI — Search button, Direct entry points and AI units in the feed · Default: Off
- Hide Notes — The notes row at the top of Direct · Default: Off
- Hide the Reels tab — Reels stay reachable from posts and profiles · Default: Off
- Hide the Create (+) tab — The camera is still a swipe away from the feed · Default: Off
- Remove Threads — Threads posts, badges and entry points · Default: Off
Gestures
In settings: Instander Revived › Gestures
- Disable double-tap to like — No accidental likes in the feed and Reels · Default: Off
- Profile photo on long-press — Long-press an avatar: the photo in full size, with Save · Default: On
- Copy text — Comments, captions, bios and usernames · Default: On
- Open in browser — Adds "Open in browser" to a post's ⋯ menu · Default: On
- Confirm calls — Ask before an audio or video call starts · Default: Off
Also
- Long-press an avatar for the full photo with Save; long-press the username at the top of a profile to copy it
Privacy & security
In settings: Instander Revived › Privacy & security
- Block ads — Sponsored posts, story and reel ads, ad requests · Default: On
- Block analytics — Telemetry such as logging_client_events · Default: On
- Clean copied links — Drops the tracking tail (?cplk, ?obrf) that says who shared the link · Default: On
- App lock — Fingerprint, face or screen lock when opening Instander · Default: Off
In settings: Instander Revived › Privacy & security › Misc
- Send crash reports — Anonymous stack traces help fix bugs faster · Default: Asked at first start
- Send anonymous usage stats — Once a day: version, device, screen size, your settings, how often the mod acted and how often Instagram asked to verify, blocked or logged out the account (counts only) · Default: Asked at first start
- What is sent? — See the exact data, reset your random ID
Also
- Analytics that Instagram sends to Meta blocked, and its local analytics queue stopped
Misc
In settings: Instander Revived › Misc
- Exact dates — Posts, stories and comments show the date and time, not "2 hours ago" · Default: Off
- Tagged people in stories — Story "⋯" menu lists everyone mentioned, hidden mentions included · Default: On
Updates
In settings: Instander Revived › Updates
- Check for updates — Looks for a newer release right away
- Check automatically — Asks before downloading anything · Default: On
Backup
In settings: Instander Revived › Backup
- Export settings — Saves to Download/Instander and opens the share sheet
- Import settings — Paste an export (filled in from the clipboard)
Instagram tests
Features Instagram is testing on some accounts. Switching one on turns it on for this account; off leaves it to Instagram again.
In settings: Instander Revived › Instagram tests
- Compact story menu — "⋯" in stories opens a small menu at the button instead of a sheet · Default: Off
- More story text styles — Modern Bold, Classic Light, Raleway, Syne, Fraunces, Doto, Slabo, Petit Formal, Crimson Text, Halloween · Default: Off
- Seasonal story text styles — Yearbook, Heartbreaker, Sweetheart · Default: Off
- Chat themes from your photos — Direct: a custom theme from a photo, with cropping · Default: Off
- Animated chat themes — Direct: animated themes and the theme picker on a long-press in the chat · Default: Off
- AI chat themes — Direct: a theme generated from your description by Meta AI · Default: Off
- 4K photos — Posts and carousels upload photos at up to 4096 px when the original is that large (needs High-quality uploads) · Default: Off
- HD photos in Direct — Send photos in original size with an HD switch, and load the largest version of received ones · Default: Off
Debug
In settings: Instander Revived › Debug
- Log viewer — Recent mod messages and errors
- Report a problem — Send a description and, if you want, the mod's log to the developer
- Copy debug info — Version, device and enabled features - for bug reports
- Verbose logging — adb logcat -s Instander · Default: Off
