Have you learned the close friends function of Instagram?

Khamosh Pathak

Sometimes, you don't want to share an Instagram Story with all your followers. Fortunately, Instagram has a dedicated whitelist option for those times. This feature, called Close Friends, allows you to share a Story with just a small group of friends.

Sometimes you don't want to share it with all your followersInstagram Stories. Luckily, Instagram had a dedicated whitelisting option at the time. This feature, called Close Friends, lets you share a story with a small group of friends.

How to configure a friends list(How to Configure a Close Friends List)

There are a few ways you can manage your Close Friends list for Instagram Stories. You can add someone to your Close Friends list from his profile or use the dedicated “Close Friends” screen from your own.

There are several ways you can manage"Close Friends" list for "Instagram Stories". You can add someone to your Close Friends list from their profile or use your own dedicated Close Friends screen.

To get started, open Instagram and tap your profile picture in the bottom-right corner to go to your Profile.

First, please openInstagram and click on your profile picture in the lower right corner to go to your profile.

Next, tap the hamburger menu in the top-right corner.

Next, click on the hamburger menu in the upper right corner.

Tap “Close Friends.”

Click"close friend".

The first time you use this feature, the list will be empty; tap “Get Started.”

The first time you use this function, the list will be empty; Click"getting Started".

You can type someone's name in the “Search” bar to look for them on Instagram.

You canType someone's name into the Search bar to find them on Instagram.

When you find the person you want to add to your Close Friends list, tap “Add” next to the account name. Repeat this for all the friends you want to add.

When you find theIf someone is in your "Close Friends" list, click "Add" next to the account name. Repeat this for all friends you want to add.

When you're done, tap “Create List,” and your Close Friends list is ready!

When finished, click"Create List" and your "Close Friends" list is ready!

Now, when you return to your “Close Friends” section, you see the people you added at the top. You also see a list of suggested profiles—tap “Add” if you want to add any of these people to your Close Friends list. If you want to remove someone from the list, simply tap “Remove.”

Now when you returnIn the "Close Friends" section, you'll see the people you added at the top. You'll also see a list of suggested profiles, if you want to add any of these people to your Close Friends list, tap Add. If you want to remove someone from the list, just click "Remove".

You can also remove a friend you follow from your Close Friends list from their own profile. To do so, tap “Following.”

From your profile, you can alsoDelete the following friends from the "Close Friends" list. To do this, click "Follow".

You have to tap “Add to Close Friends List” first.

You must first click"Add to closed friends list".

You can then come back and tap “Close Friend” to remove that person from your Close Friends list.

Then you can go back and click"Close Friends" to remove the person from the "Close Friends" list.

You can change and edit your Close Friends list any time, and as many times as you want. Instagram doesn't notify your friends about your Close Friends list activity.

You can change and edit your"Close friends" list. Instagram will not notify your friends of your close friends list activity.

How to share stories with close friends(How to Share Stories with Close Friends)

The Close Friends feature is integrated into the Instagram Stories interface.

The close friends feature has been integrated intoIn the Instagram story interface.

To use it, swipe in from the left on the main Instagram interface. Create a new Instagram Story as you usually would (and maybe try out some of the new effects).

To use it, pleaseSwipe from left to left on the main Instagram interface. Create a new Instagram Story like you normally would (and maybe try some new effects).

When you're done editing your Story, tap “Close Friends” in the bottom toolbar to share it with your Close Friends.

Once you've finished editing your story, click in the bottom toolbar"Close Friends" to share it with your close friends.

Your Profile icon in the Stories section will have a green circle around it to signify it's a Close Friends Story. If you see this same green circle around a friend's profile picture in the Stories section, it means you're on their Close Friends list.

The Profile icon in the Stories section will have a green circle around it to indicate that it's a Close Friends Story. If you see the same green circle on your friend's profile photo in the Stories section, you're on their Close Friends list.

When you're viewing your own Close Friends story, you can tap “Close Friends” at the top right to edit your Close Friends list.

View your ownWhen you click "Close Friends" on a story, you can click "Close Friends" in the upper right corner to edit your list of close friends.

You can also swipe up on your Story to see which of your Close Friends have viewed it.

You can also swipe on a story to see which of your close friends have already viewed it.