Instagram just introduced a small but useful update that people have been asking for forever: you can finally edit your comments.
The platform announced on Thursday that users now have the option to edit comments, which is a long-awaited fix for anyone who’s ever had to delete and re-post a comment just to fix a typo. However, there’s a catch. You only get a 15-minute window after posting to make changes. Within those 15 minutes, though, you can edit your comment as many times as you want.
Once you do edit a comment, other people will be able to see that it’s been edited, but they won’t see what it originally said. That’s different from some other apps, like iMessage, where you can actually view the edit history.
There’s also another limitation to keep in mind: only text can be edited. So if your comment includes both text and a photo, you can fix the wording, but the image itself is stuck as-is.
While this update may seem minor, it reflects a broader effort by Instagram to enhance the user experience and address long-standing frustrations. And although the feature is just now being officially announced, some users already spotted it in testing. Multiple reports over the past few weeks have surfaced, indicating that Instagram was quietly experimenting with the feature. Reactions online have been mostly positive, with one person saying, “It’s about time,” and another joking, “Not sure why it took 73 years, but I’m glad.”
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 growing scrutiny over the platform’s impact on young users.
Last month, Meta faced two major legal losses: one in New Mexico, where the court held the company responsible for endangering child safety, and another in Los Angeles, where a jury found that Meta designed its apps to be addictive for kids and teens, harming their mental health. And that’s not all. Thousands of cases are still pending, with 40 state attorneys general currently taking legal action against the company.
