Turn on message alerts
Choose which Instagram accounts send you alerts. For each account:
- Open it from Your accounts on the home screen.
- Tap Settings in the bottom bar, then tap the bell.
- Turn on Message notifications. Allow notifications when your iPhone asks, and wait for setup to finish.
When adding an account, you can also choose Turn on notifications, or Not now to skip them.
Alerts while you use limitd
Turn on In-app notifications to see message alerts while using limitd. Vibrate in app adds vibration for those alerts. Each account keeps its own choices.
If alerts don’t appear
On your iPhone, open Settings → Notifications → limitd and turn on Allow Notifications. If you turned this permission off before, turn Message notifications back on in limitd too.
If setup hasn’t finished, check your internet connection and try again. If you’ve been signed out, sign in again first. If you’re still stuck, contact support with the error shown, leaving out private messages and passwords.
Can limitd read my messages?
No, not even if we wanted to. Instagram locks (encrypts) each message alert before sending it. The alert passes through our servers still locked, and only your phone has the key to unlock (decrypt) it.
Read the Privacy Policy for more about how information is handled.
