How to leave an Instagram Broadcast Channel

So, you bit off more than you can chew; you joined an Instagram Broadcast channel, and you’re regretting it. The account decides to post literally every 20 minutes, and you can’t take it anymore. It’s about time to move on from that channel for the sake of your sanity. That’s just what this piece is about. Here’s how to leave that annoying Instagram Broadcast channel.

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How to leave an Instagram Broadcast channel

Leaving that annoying channel is really simple to do. First, navigate to your messages. You’ll see all of the channels you follow along with your DMs. Channels will look like other chat conversations, but they’ll all be at the top of the feed.

Hold your finger down on the channel that you want to leave. You’ll see a little panel pop up from the bottom of the screen. Tap on the Leave option at the bottom. When you do that, you’ll see a popup appear on the screen asking you if you’re sure you want to leave. If you’re serious about leaving that group, tap on the Delete option.

Once you leave the channel, you won’t see any more messages. Also, you won’t see the channel in your chat feed. You’ll be completely cut off from that channel. So, do a sigh of relief.

How to rejoin a channel

If you have a change of heart, and you want to return to that channel, the process is also pretty simple. First, you’ll need to find the account that hosts the channel. You’ll be able to find it by looking through your Following list or by searching for it. Go to that account’s profile.

Right under the account’s profile bio, you will see a little chat bubble icon with the name of the channel next to it. Tap on the name of the channel and confirm that you want to rejoin it.

You might want to consider just muting a channel

If, instead, you just need a little break from the channel in question, then you may just want to mute it. This will block the channel from sending messages to you for a temporary period of time. To do this, you will need to go back to your messages and find the channel.

Hold your finger down until the panel pops up. Then, tap on the Mute button. When you do that, the app will give you four options. You can mute the messages for 1, 8, and 24 hours. There’s also the option to mute them indefinitely. Just tap on the Until I change it option.

How to create your own Broadcast channel

So, you’re tired of seeing other people’s channels, and you want a piece of the action. Well, you have the ability to make your own Broadcast channel. The process is easy, though it’s not quite as intuitive as you may think.

Firstly, you’ll need to go to your messages. Tap on the Compose message button at the top of your screen. On the resulting page, look for the option to create your channel. Once you do, you’ll have the options needed to customize your channel. Choose a profile picture for the channel, then choose a name for it. You’ll want to make sure that people know what your channel is about with the name and picture.

You have the option of making your channel open to everyone or exclusive to subscribers. Next, choose whether you want your channel to be visible on your profile. If you don’t make it visible on your profile, then people might not be able to rejoin after leaving.

If you want to keep an eye on who joins your channel, you can hold all new members for review. Before they can join your channel, you’ll need to approve their request.

Invites

After you’ve created your shiny new channel, you’ll want to gather some people to populate it. This is where sending out invites comes in. You’re able to send a mass invite to other users across Instagram to possibly join your channel. When you invite a person, they’ll get a one-time message in their inbox with a link to your channel. Once they tap on the Join button, they’ll be in your channel.

What you can post

If you’re curious about what kind of content you can post, the sky’s the limit. This is basically a one-way chat between you and the audience, so you can post anything that you’d post in a DM. Feel free to post text-based messages to the group. You can also post pictures and videos. If you want to know your audience’s opinion on something, then why not post a poll?

Why make a channel?

Broadcast Channels are for what their name implies; they’re for you to broadcast to your audience. They’re a way for you to share your work with your fans. Along with sharing your work, you can also use your channel to keep your fans in the loop about what’s going on. If you’re a musician, then you can use the channels to update your audience about future tour dates or releases. That’s only one example of what you can do.