--- title: "All features — Instander Revived, Instagram mod for Android" description: "Every feature of Instander Revived, the Instagram 450 mod for Android, page by page as in its settings: ghost mode, ad blocking, downloads, quality, look, gestures and Instagram tests, each with its default." image: https://instander.dev/img/og-en.png url: https://instander.dev/features/ lang: en --- All features # Every feature, as in the settings Instander Revived 1.4.2 on Instagram 450.0.0.50.77. The pages, names and descriptions are the app's own; the switch shows how a new install starts. Settings: Profile → ☰ → "Instander Revived", or long-press the Home tab for quick access. Features - [Ghost mode](https://instander.dev/features/#ghost) - [Feed & Stories](https://instander.dev/features/#feed) - [Downloads](https://instander.dev/features/#downloads) - [Quality](https://instander.dev/features/#quality) - [Appearance](https://instander.dev/features/#look) - [Clean interface](https://instander.dev/features/#clean) - [Gestures](https://instander.dev/features/#gestures) - [Privacy & security](https://instander.dev/features/#privacy) - [Misc](https://instander.dev/features/#misc) App - [Updates](https://instander.dev/features/#updates) - [Backup](https://instander.dev/features/#backup) - [Instagram tests](https://instander.dev/features/#tests) - [Debug](https://instander.dev/features/#debug) ## 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// 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 **Instander Revived** · Made with ❤️ to the legacy of the_dise An unofficial, non-commercial project for personal use. 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