How to Change Your Instagram App Icon (New Guide)

Want to change your Instagram app icon without having to use a third-party app?

You’re in luck because Instagram just released a new feature where you can change the app’s icon!

The feature is an easter egg (hidden feature) as part of Instagram’s 10th birthday celebrations on October 6, 2020.

Today is Instagram’s 10th birthday!

Android and iOS users can change their Instagram app icon (from the easter egg) among other features.

Android and iOS users can now change the Instagram app icon to a custom icon within the app itself.

There are many colors you can choose from—purple, green, orange, etc.

Along with custom app icons, there’s also the release of IGTV shopping and private story maps.

The Easter Egg custom app icon was posted on Twitter by Instagram as a clue to emoji usage.

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– Instagram (@instagram) October 6, 2020

Can you decode the emoji string from the tweet?

If you can’t, don’t worry, because this article will show you how to change the Instagram app icon (step by step).

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Secrets > Instagram > Settings > Triple Screen Down > Party Face Emoji > Gifts (Icon Changer).

In a nutshell, emoji sequence means Secret > Instagram > Settings > Triple Screen Down > Party Emojis > Gifts (Symbol Changer).

Without further ado, here’s how you can change your Instagram app icon.

Table of contents

1. Update Instagram app
2. Open Instagram
3. Go to your settings
4. Scroll down to refresh
5. Choose your favorite icon

1. Update Instagram App

First, what you want to do is update the Instagram app.

To change the Instagram icon, you need to update the app to the latest version (162.0).

Otherwise, you won’t be able to access the new feature to change your icon in the Instagram app.

Custom icons are part of Instagram’s 10th birthday update, so you’ll have to update the app to access them.

If you don’t update the Instagram app to the latest version, you won’t be able to access custom icons.

Here’s how you can update the Instagram app on your iPhone:

1. Go to the App Store.
2. Tap the profile icon in the upper right corner of the screen.
3. Scroll down and find Instagram.
4. Tap “Update” to update Instagram to the latest version.

Here’s how you can update the Instagram app on your Android device:

1. Go to the Google Play Store.
2. Tap the options toolbar in the top left corner of the screen.
3. Tap on “My Apps & Games”.
4. Find Instagram and tap “Update” to update Instagram to the latest version.

After updating Instagram to the latest version, you will be able to change its icon within the app itself.

2. Open Instagram

Next, open the Instagram app on your device.

Make sure that the Instagram app is updated to the latest version from the previous step.

Otherwise, you won’t be able to access the icon changer later.

In this guide, you won’t need to download a third-party app to change your Instagram app icon.

Instead, you can change the Instagram app icon within the app itself, which is less complicated.

In this guide, you won’t need to download a third-party app to change your Instagram app icon.

You can do so with iOS14, but it’s not necessary if you updated Instagram on October 6.

Instead, you can change the Instagram app icon within the app itself, which is less complicated.

3. Go to your settings

The next thing you want to do is go into Instagram’s settings.

The settings page is where the easter egg changes the icon.

You can do so by going to your profile and tapping the menu in the upper-right corner of the screen.

After you touch it, the menu will open.

Tap “Settings” to access Instagram’s settings.

The settings page is where the Easter egg is located.

4. Scroll down to refresh

Now that you’re in Instagram’s settings, you can now find and activate Easter eggs.

This is where the magic happens.

On the settings page, drag the screen down three times with two thumbs.

Do not release until the “animation” is completed.

On the settings page, pull down the screen the same way you would refresh your Instagram feed.

But instead of gently dragging and then releasing, you need to drag and drag the screen down until the “animation” is completed.

You need to use two thumbs for this as this is a long “animation”.

After dragging down the screen for a while, you will see a party face emoji and the settings page will turn into a custom icon page.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how you can do this:

1. Go to your settings.
2. Drag the screen down with your right thumb.
3. Drag the screen down with your left thumb.
4. Drag the screen down again with your right thumb.
5. After pulling down the screen three times, you will see the party face emoji and the settings page will turn into a custom icon page.

You’ve found custom easter egg icons!

5. Choose your favorite icon

Once you are on the custom icons page, you can change your Instagram icon.

Once you’re on the custom icons page, there are 13 icons you can choose from.

Choose your favorite icon and tap “OK” to change your Instagram icon.

There are 13 Instagram icons that you can choose from.

Here is the full list of icons that you can choose from in the page:

Just select the icon you want to change by tapping it.

After you tap an icon, a message will appear that says: “You have changed the icon for “Instagram”.”

Tap “OK” and your Instagram icon will be changed to the one you chose.

Frequently asked questions

How do you change your Instagram icon?

1. Update your Instagram app to version 162.0.
2. Go to your Instagram profile, tap the menu, then tap “Settings.”
3. Drag the screen down three times with two thumbs to access the easter egg.
4. Choose one of 13 icons to change your Instagram icon.

How to get old Instagram icon?

As of October 6, you can get your old Instagram icon back from the easter egg in your Instagram settings.

Here’s how you can get the old Instagram logo:

Update Instagram app to version 162.0 > open Instagram > profile > menu > settings > drag down the screen three times with two thumbs > select the second Instagram icon from the top of the list.

Why did my Instagram icon change?

As of May 11, 2016, the old Instagram icon has changed to the new one.

This is part of Instagram’s logo redesign, where they hope to flatten the icon, making it simpler and brighter.

Conclusion

And there you have it! You learned how to change the Instagram app icon within the Instagram app itself.

Please note that the ability to change your Instagram app icon is part of Instagram’s 10th anniversary update.

If you can’t access the app icon changer in your settings, the feature may have been removed.

After all, this feature is only available for a limited time.

If you update the Instagram app in future releases, this feature may be removed.

So if you want to keep this feature, try to limit app updates until a major update is released.

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