You can now edit your comments on Instagram

Instagram just introduced a small but useful update that people have been clamoring for forever: you can finally edit your comments.

The platform announced Thursday that users now have the option to edit comments, a long-awaited solution for anyone who has had to delete and repost a comment just to fix a typo. However, there is a catch. You only have a 15-minute window after publishing to make changes. However, during those 15 minutes, you can edit your comment as many times as you want.

Once you edit a comment, other people will be able to see that it was edited, but they won’t see what it originally said. This is different from some other apps, like iMessage, where you can actually view your edit history.

There is also another limitation to take into account: only text can be edited. So, if your comment includes both text and an image, you can fix the wording, but the image itself stays the same.

Although this update may seem minor, it reflects a broader effort on Instagram’s part to improve the user experience and address long-standing frustrations. Although this feature has been officially announced, some users have already discovered it during testing. Multiple reports have surfaced over the past few weeks, suggesting that Instagram has been quietly experimenting with this feature. Reactions online were mostly positive, with one person saying: “It’s about time” and another joking: “I’m not sure why it’s taken 73 years, but I’m happy.”

On the same day as the announcement, Instagram also shared updates about restricting certain types of content for teen accounts based on 13+ movie ratings. The move comes amid increasing scrutiny about the platform’s impact on young users.

Last month, Meta faced two major legal losses: one in New Mexico, where a court held the company liable for endangering children’s safety, and another in Los Angeles, where a jury found that Meta designed its apps to be addictive to children and teens, harming their mental health. And that’s not all. Thousands of cases remain pending, with 40 state attorneys general currently taking legal action against the company.