Instagram brings comments for Stories: How to leave comments, enable or disable them, and more

Instagram comments

Instagram has started rolling out a feature which allows users to comment on Stories. The new feature comes as an alternative to the “Reply” feature on Stories. Wondering how to comment on someone’s Instagram Story? Here’s our step-by-step guide and some important tips that you need to know about Stories comments.

Pre-requisites

First and foremost, update your Instagram app with the latest version available.

iPhone and iPad users: Open Apple App Store > Search Instagram > Update the app

Android users: Open Google Play Store > Search Instagram > Update the app

Things to remember

Comments are public and visible to all

Comments disappear after a while

Comments can be enabled and disabled

Comments are only allowed if you follow the person who have posted the story, and they follow you back (if the user has selected that in settings)

How to enable Story comments for your profile

Open Instagram app and tap on the “Profile” icon at the bottom right

Head to Settings and select Comments option

Look for Story Comments option and choose one of the following options to enable it.

Your followers

Followers you follow back

How to disable Story comments on Instagram

Open Instagram app

Tap on the “Profile” icon at the bottom right

Head to Settings

Choose Comments option

Look for Story Comments option and choose “Off” to disable Instagram Story comments.

How to leave comments on Instagram Stories

Open Instagram app

Tap on Stories from the top by tapping on the profile icons

Look for the new “Comments” or “Message-like” icon on the left side of the text field

Tap on it, type your comment and hit the send button.