Preliminary information
Before getting to the heart of this guide and explain yourself how to see how much time you spend on instagram, you might find it useful to know that this feature, called Your activities, is available in the application of the famous photographic social network for Android and iOS devices and allows both to view the time spent on Instagram in each of the last 7 days and to view the average time spent on the social network in the last week.
Furthermore, it will be useful to know that the time indicated in the "Your activities" section of your Instagram account is counted from the moment you open the social network application until it closes or switches to another app and refers exclusively for the use of Instagram on the device in use. This means that the time spent on Instagram from a computer or another smartphone is not counted.
As an alternative to the "Your Instagram activities" function, you can also view the time spent on the social network from the settings of your device, via Digital well-being su Android o Usage time su iPhone. For more details, read on: everything is explained below.
How do you see how much time you spend on Instagram
As just mentioned, however see how much time you spend on Instagram, you can access both the section Your activities of the social network that use the native functions of Android (Digital well-being) is iPhone (Usage time). How to do? I'll explain it to you right away!
Instagram statistics
The prima soluzione che puoi prendere in considerazione per see how much time you spend on Instagram is to go to your profile settings and select the option Your activities. The procedure is the same whether you are using a device equipped with Android that a iPhone.
To proceed and find out the time spent on Instagram, start the app of the famous social network, by tapping on its icon on the home screen and, if you have not set automatic access, log in to your account. Then enter your data in the fields Phone number, username or email e Password and press pulsating Log in, to access Instagram.
Now, click on thelittle man visible in the menu located at the bottom, to access your Instagram profile, tap the ☰ button located at the top right and choose the option Your activities (on iPhone it is Your business). If you do not see this item, click on the option Settings (l'icona della rotella d'ingranaggio) and, in the new screen displayed, tap on the item Your activities.
How do you say? You keep not finding the section Your activities? If so, the problem may be that you have a business profile. I myself noticed this lack by logging in with a corporate Instagram account from an Android device, while with an iPhone and the same account, I was able to view the time spent on the social network.
If you are also experiencing this problem, you can try to remove the company profile on Instagram by accessing your account settings. To do this, click on thelittle man visible in the menu below, tap the ☰ button and choose the item Settings, then select the option Account and press on the item Switch to a personal account.
After successfully accessing the section Your activities, on the screen Time on Instagram, you can view the average daily time spent on the social network (using the Instagram app on your device) in the last week. In addition, through the bar graph visible on the screen, you can find out the time spent on Instagram for each of the last 7 days.
To do this, press and hold your finger on the bar relating to the day of your interest (eg. Mon, Mar, More, Thu, Fri, Today etc.) and a comic will open containing the minutes or hours spent on Instagram.
Digital wellbeing (Android)
You must know that in addition to the native Instagram function, you can see the time spent on the social network also through the function Digital well-being di Android. If I had never heard of it, it is a Google application installed as "standard" on some Android devices (which will soon be available on all devices equipped with the green robot) and which allows you to monitor usage times of your device, knowing the daily average of use of the apps installed.
To find out how much time you spend on Instagram, access the Settings of Android and tap on the option Digital well-being, to view a graph with the phone usage data for the current day, the data relating to the minutes of use of the individual applications, the number of phone unlocks performed and the total number of notifications received.
To view in detail the time spent on Instagram, tap on the slice of the graph relating to the application. Alternatively, tap on the item Dashboard, at the bottom and, in the new screen that appears, choose Instagram from the list of most used applications.
On the screen Usage time related to Instagram, you can know the total time of use in the current day and the data relating to the use of the social network in the last 7 days.
Usage time (iPhone)
If you have one iPhone (with iOS 12 or later versions installed), you can view the time spent on Instagram also through the function Usage time, which allows you to view both the average daily usage of the device and of the individual applications.
To proceed, tap on the icon rotella d'ingranaggio, in order to access the Settings iOS, tap on the item Usage time e scegli l'opzione View all activities. In the new screen that appears, tap on the item Day, to view the apps used on the current day, or on the option Week, to see the most used applications in the last seven days.
Then locate the section Most used and tap on the item Instagram, to view the average daily usage, the total usage time, the minutes / hours of usage for each of the last 7 days and the time slots in which Instagram was most used.
Limit time spent on Instagram
If you have followed the instructions I have given you in the previous paragraphs in detail and have discovered that you spend too much time on Instagram, you can limit the time of use of the app by setting a daily reminder than creating gods usage limits.
Android
To set a daily reminder via theInstagram app on Android, start the latter, tap on thelittle man, to access your profile, press the ☰ button and select the option Your activities. In the new screen that appears, locate the section Manage your time and choose the item Set a daily reminder.
Then select the maximum daily time you intend to spend on Instagram (at least 5 minutes) and tap the button Set a reminder. By doing so, you will receive an alert once the previously set daily limit has been reached, which is useful for limiting the use of Instagram.
It will be useful to know that, at any time, you can either disable the daily reminder or change the time set. All you have to do is log into the section again Your activities, press on the option Set a daily reminder and choose the option Cancel the reminder, to deactivate the daily reminder, or Edit the reminder, to increase or decrease the previously set time.
If, on the other hand, you prefer to set a daily usage limit for Instagram through the function Digital well-being, agreed Settings of Android and press on the option Digital well-being. Now, tap on the item Instagram visible in the graph that shows the summary of the usage data of your phone and, in the section Usage time related to Instagram, tap on the option Set timer.
Then choose the daily usage limit for Instagram and tap the button Tax, to set the timer. By setting a usage time limit for Instagram through Digital Wellbeing, you will receive a notification 5 minutes before reaching the allowed usage time limit and, once the set time is reached, Instagram will no longer be accessible.
To start the social network app again, simply access the section Usage time of Instagram on “Digital Wellbeing” and modify or remove the previously set timer.
iPhone
The procedure for setting a daily reminder on Instagram for iPhone it is identical to what I indicated above for Android. Then start the social network app, tap on thelittle man and press the ☰ button, then select the options Your business e Set a daily reminder, set the maximum daily time you intend to spend on Instagram and tap the button Set a reminder.
If, on the other hand, you prefer to create limits on the use of Instagram through the function Usage time, agreed Settings of iOS, by tapping on the icon rotella d'ingranaggio present on the home screen, press on the option Usage time and access the section App limitations.
In the new screen that appears, tap on the item Add usage restrictions, fai tap sull'opzione Social network and select Instagram from the menu that appears. Then press the button NEXT, set the daily usage limit you prefer and, if you wish, tap on the option Customize days, to set a different usage limit for specific days of the week.
Finally, hit the button Add at the top right to set the Instagram usage limit and that's it. By doing so, you will see a notification both 5 minutes before reaching the allowed usage time limit and when the set time is reached.
In case of dubbi or problem
Still have some doubts regarding the procedure to view the time spent on Instagram? If so, I suggest you log into the service center of the social network to try to find the answers you are looking for in complete autonomy.
All you have to do is start the Instagram app, log into your account and press the icon of thelittle man visible in the menu located at the bottom. In the new screen that appears, tap the ☰ button, select the option Settings, tap on the items Quick e Service center e fai tap sull'opzione Account management.
If, on the other hand, you are unable to access the section My activities of your Instagram profile and you want to report the problem, tap the ☰ button, press on the items Settings e Quick e scegli l'opzione Report a problem. Premium, quindi, sulla voce Something does not work, describe the problem encountered in the field Post comments e fai tap sul pulsating Send, to send your report.
How to see how much time you spend on Instagram
