Now you can find out what contacts are online on Instagram

But rest badured, if this feature does not please or do not threaten your online privacy, the app gives you the ability to easily hide your own status and, in turn, disable the ability to view when your friends are active.

You can now know when your Instagram contacts are online. The application has integrated this new feature among its features with the argument of facilitating connection with friends.

With this new feature, you can detect your online contacts through a green dot next to the profile picture sections such as Direct Message Inbox or Friends List when you share a publication from the feed (the list where all publications appear – photos and videos – of people you follow).

Remember, keep in mind You can only see the status of friends following you or people you have spoken to through a direct message. (Read also: Know what is the new Instagram update)

But if this feature does not like or threatens your online privacy, the app gives you the option to easily hide your own status and, in turn, disable the ability to see when your friends are active.

"DMear friends and connect with the content you like is more fun when you know your friends are here to watch it.This update gives you the opportunity to have more these conversations in real time while giving you the control to completely hide your status, "the company said in a press release. (You may be interested: Instagram adds mobile TV function)

If that's the case, if you want to disable the option, you need to access the Instagram settings and go to the section "status of the activity"; then a menu will appear where the icon will appear that will allow you to disable the availability indicator.

Activity status on Instagram is starting to be available this Thursday for all users of the social network, iOS and Android To be able to use them, you must make sure that you have the latest version of the App, recently published on Google Play.