【Dear Utol (2025): Binyag Episode 43】

Taking screenshots of Instagram posts is Dear Utol (2025): Binyag Episode 43a right of social media passage. We all do it, but a recent update to the app has avid Instagram users on edge.

After news broke that Instagram would be alerting users when friends take a screenshot of their "disappearing messages," many people became extremely paranoid that Instagram is also sending notifications when they take a screenshot of a photograph.

Before you have a social media-induced panic attack, let us assure you, Instagram is not sending notifications everytime you take a screenshot. Notifications only occur when you take a screenshot in the app's new disappearing message feature.

SEE ALSO: PSA: Instagram notifies your friend when you screenshot their DMs

It's a terrifying thought, though.

Imagine: You're lurking deep within your crush’s Instagram account, when suddenly you see a picture you just haveto share with your friends. What do you do? Well, you couldsend the photograph in a Direct Message, but capturing a screenshot has become such an automatic response that you've already taken one before you even consider another option.

Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories? Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

You’ve taken countless Instagram screenshots over the years, but this time, you notice something different. Thanks to the new Instagram update, immediately after you capture the image a banner appears across the top of your phone screen displaying the message, "You can share this post with your friends."

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

Heart stopping, right?

After seeing this new banner, it's easy to assume that the app might have pulled a Snapchat and sent a notification to the person you were just hardcore creeping on. You are not alone in your panic, lots of people have had the exact same fear and shared their devastation on Twitter.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

The panic is understandable, but luckily it's not necessary. This new feature is simply a way to help you easily share the photo with someone, not to reveal your creepy ways.

So now that's been sorted, you no longer need to call up your friend to test out the feature. Keep calm and screenshot on.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

---

Featured Video For You

---

Who the hell unfollowed me?

---

Topics Instagram Social Media

• Social Good
• Deals
• Shopping
• Science
• Entertainment
• Life
• Games
• Tech

• The Biggest Tech Fails of the Last Decade
• How can Uber overcome the sexism in its company culture?
• Enough is enough! Citizens of this country demand a public sex offenders registry
• 'EVE Online' players can use the game's virtual universe to identify real
• Why are TikTok comments suddenly full of religious messages?
• Scientists find new link between sugar and Alzheimer's
• 'Overwatch' director on the game's diversity: 'normal things are normal'
• This NBA trade marks the end of basketball's best pre
• Razer Kishi V2 deal: Snag one for 50% off
• The painful reason Emma Thompson won't be in Love Actually reunion

• Oregon vs. MSU football livestreams: kickoff time, streaming deals, and more
• Arkadium mini crossword answers for October 4
• Today's Hurdle hints and answers for October 4
• How to turn off touch screen on Chromebook
• Best free online courses from Harvard University
• How to view the Northern Lights in the U.S. this weekend
• 'The Platform 2's twisty ending, explained
• Best travel deal: Save up to 40% on flights with Southwest's Week of Wow sale
• 'Red Rooms' review: Austere giallo for our tech
• Unauthorised Crumbl Cookie pop

• Tesla used car prices are cratering
• Tesla is so sure its cars are safe that it now offers insurance for life
• Dude really loves his 'biggest ever' huntsman spider, named Behemoth
• Here are all the 'Stranger Things 2' tidbits for you to obsess over until fall
• Best monitor deal: Get $350 off the Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor at B&H Photo
• Another former Uber employee speaks out about its shocking failures
• Apple takes a strong stance against Trump's rolling back of trans bathroom protection
• Cry of the Week: Alas, poor Jar Jar! We weep for Star Wars' most hated character
• 10 Free Steam Games Worth Playing
• Here are 10 books on marketing that deserve reading list placement

• Climate change turns large green sea turtle population female
• Amazon's Alexa has mad skills. 10,000 of them, to be exact.
• Apple takes a strong stance against Trump's rolling back of trans bathroom protection
• Adorable cat brothers reunited thanks to Tinder
• Best Beats deal: Save $50 on Studio Buds at Best Buy
• Florence and the Machine's Opera House show fined for being too loud
• Sony's new SF
• Tell your pal and a confidant: The 'Golden Girls' cafe is Instagram heaven
• Yes, that was Ke Huy Quan on the phone in 'The White Lotus' Season 3
• Awesome 11