With the new update, users can now edit their comments within 15 minutes of posting, Instagram said in a press note. The social media platform has not put a limit on the number of edits one can make, which means users can make multiple corrections or adjustments as needed.
Original vs edited comment on Instagram
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To edit a comment, they can tap on the newly added Edit option, which appears below a published comment. Upon selecting it, a new pop-up appears that allows the comment text to be modified before saving the updated version.
However, there are a few limitations. As per the company, only the text portion of a comment can be edited. This means that if a comment includes both text and an image, users will only be able to modify the written content and not the image.
Further, the edited comment will display a grey edited label, indicating that changes have been made. Instagram, however, does not provide a version history. Once edited, other users will not be able to view the original comment.
The feature has been a long time coming. Instagram introduced editable captions for posts as far back as 2014, but comment editing remained absent for over a decade. By comparison, X (formerly Twitter) began testing editable posts and comments in 2022, but it depends on availability and subscription tiers.
Meanwhile, Threads, Instagram’s text-first social platform and a rival to X, does allow users to edit posts within a limited time window.
