Instagram tests hiding Like counts globally Facebook launched a similar hidden likes experiment in Australia in September. It started the experiment in Canada in April before adding six more countries in July and then the U.S. Instagram is currently testing hiding Like counts with a percentage of users in every country worldwide.
You probably aren’t going to switch to browsing Insta just on the web, but if you see a post you want to know the Like count of, you can easily send yourself the and open it on a computer. Obviously, it’s not as useful as showing Like counts right in the Instagram mobile app.
If you don’t want Instagram’s overprotective helicopter parenting, now you can download the extension here to put an end to it. “The Return of the Likes” extension overlays the numbers of Likes and comments on the top-right corner of posts on Instagram’s website. But what if you’re curious, competitive or just petty? Now you can re-embrace the popularity contest by installing the Socialinsider Chrome extension that reveals Instagram Like and comment counts. Press Record and press any of the “Like all" or “Follow all" buttons in “Superpowers for Instagram" to memorize your browser actions. It can be stored in JSON format.įrom the next time onwards, you can execute it by pressing Play Macro. After memorizing it, check that it can be executed. When I tried it myself, I was able to get the following JSON code. You can also write this code in JSON of UI Vision RPA and execute it.Instagram is hiding Like counts to make people feel better. UI Vision RPA can record browser operations and execute recorded records with Play Macro. Open Instagram and open the page of the tag you want to follow or like.Īs a test, open “" and you’ll find a “Like all" button and a “Follow all" button. By clicking this, you can like 20 people or follow 20 people for the post of the person who posted most recently. , I decided to use it this time. It can slightly compensate for unstable operation, which is a drawback of RPA. Even if you don’t use “Superpowers for Instagram", you can operate UI Vision RPA to make it like and follow, but it feels like it can be used as a module for more stable operation.