Facebook was the first social network to become popular all over the world and today, it is still the most used social communication platform Worldwide. However, as the years have passed, new platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and more recently TikTok have been arriving.
The Meta Group (formerly Facebook) bought Instagram due to the impossibility of buying Snapchat and dedicated himself to copying each and every one of the functions of this platform. And, although it hasn't evolved much since then, it has included a fantastic option that allows us to post to instagram from a computer.
Instagram expanded the range of options to interact with its image social network at the end of 2021, adding the possibility of interact with this platform from a computer, without the need to use, at any time, the version for mobile devices, since, at the moment, there is no version for tablets.
Thus, no need to resort to the old tricks that allowed us to publish on this social network. They are also not necessary to be able to see and respond to the messages we receive or send through this platform.
If you want to know how to view instagram messages from a computer, you have come to the right article. Next, I show you the steps to follow to be able to interact with the messages of this social network from a computer.
How to view messages through Instagram from a computer
The first thing you should know is that Instagram does not store the content we publish on our device. Neither are the messages.
All the content we publish on this social network is stored on the servers of the Meta group, so They are accessible from any device.
- First, we must access the Instagram website e enter our account data.
- Next, click on the paper plane icon located at the top of the application and with which we are going to access Instagram messages.
- Then, in the left column, all the people with whom we have had contact through this platform.
- To access the messages, we just have to click on each user.
In this section, all messages are displayed that we have sent along with the comments of publications with which we have interacted.
How to send Instagram messages from a computer
- Once we find ourselves on the Instagram website, click on the paper plane located in the upper central part of the web.
- Next, we have two options:
- Click on Send message, which is displayed in the right column of the application.
- In the left column, click on the pencil located at the top.
- Then enter the name of the person or user, of the person with whom we want to contact and click on Next.
- Finally, the same window will open that allows us to view instagram posts and from which we can start sending messages as if it were a messaging application.
- In addition to text messages, we can also send media content in image or video format.
How to delete Instagram messages from a computer
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An example is found in WhatsApp. Why can't we delete a message sent through WhatsApp without leaving any trace? When we delete it, it shows You deleted this message.
On Instagram, we are going to find the same problem, since, if we delete a message, the trace of having done so will remain.
Also, if we want to also remove it from the user we sent it to, it shouldn't take long, since, otherwise, we will only be able to remove it from our account, not the recipient's.
For delete a message sent from instagram On a computer, we must perform the steps shown below:
- First, we must access the Instagram website e enter our account data.
- Next, click on the paper plane icon located at the top of the application and with which we are going to access Instagram messages.
- Then, in the left column, all the people with whom we have had contact through this platform.
- We go to the message we want to delete and click with the right mouse button.
- Two options will be displayed:
- Delete for me. If only this option is displayed, it means that the time determined by the platform that prevents us from deleting the message from the recipient's chat has elapsed.
- Delete for all. By clicking on this option, the message will be deleted, both from our chat and from the chat of the person to whom we have sent it.
How to view Instagram messages from a tablet
One of the top managers of Instagram, stated some time ago, that at the moment there were no plans to release a version for tablets, claiming that it was not a priority and that they did not have enough staff to create and maintain it.
A completely absurd excuse that there is no where to catch. The best solution for Instagram users to access the content of this platform, post new images and videos, reply and send messages from a tablet is to use the web version.
To prevent your device, managed by iPadOS or by Android, from being able to force you to use the mobile version, once we have accessed the web, click on the application configuration options and select the view Desktop.
In this way, all the interface will be the same that we currently have in the desktop version and we will prevent the application from prompting us to install the mobile application that is not adapted to a device with a larger screen.