I can't post on Instagram: Quick guide to fix it
Throughout the year, we have been sharing timely and practical posts on Instagram. Since it is one of the largest and most active Social Networks globally. Both to have fun with family, friends and known and unknown people, or to work sharing media content for various business purposes. Being, one of the last of these, a call How can I fix that Instagram won't let me give likes? Where, we show some possible causes and solutions to this problem.
Therefore, today we will address a very similar and complementary publication, where we will address different problems What can they do, that at some point we ask ourselves, Why can't I post on Instagram?. And of course, this will include your ways to address them and its possible solutions.
And before going fully into what concerns us, it is good to make it clear that, Instagram, Like all social networkIs a online platform, who always needs a internet to function optimally. Since, the content that we publish or want to publish is never stored locally on the device, but in the cloud.
In consecuense, always the first thing to do in case of problems, is to verify that we have an active and functional (stable) Internet connectivity. Either wired or wireless, if it is a computer or laptop. Or, a wireless connection or data plan (balance), if we use a mobile device. Because this is often, to a considerable degree, a root cause of malfunctions. both, in websites as apps any product social network or instant messaging.
I can't post on Instagram: Quick guide to fix it
Why can't I post on Instagram? The 3 most frequent problems
Next, we will show the 3 most frequent problems with their possible ways to address them and solutions to implement.
Of course, starting from the assumption that we have already ruled out any Internet connectivity problem, as we stated above. In addition, that the multimedia content to publish (photos, images and videos) complies with the usual and already known allowed sizes and formats by the platform. And that the added text content does not violate any rule, such as the use of too many #hashtags in a single post.
The Instagram platform is down
Either that we cannot partially or completely access the website or that the mobile app presents a general malfunction and throw posts, such as, "Not published yet, please try again" o not show "any element" in your interface, such as the Publish button; It is always good to first rule out that the platform is not down. And for this, you can access and use websites such as: Downdetector in Spanish, and It's down right now, in English.
The application has a malfunction
Yes, our Internet connection is perfect and the platform works normally, the next logical step is evaluate any important point of the Instagram application. This, in case, we are using Instagram from a mobile device. To do this, the following can be done in the following order:
- Reboot the mobile and try again.
- Run any pending app updates.
- Clear the cache and data of the app.
- Delete and reinstall the app.
We are sanctioned by the platform
Ruled out the first 2 problems commented, this indicates with great certainty that, very possibly, we are in the presence of some temporary or permanent blocking of the platform. Either due to complaints from other users or due to violation of some of the Community Standards existing.
To rule this out, one can wait between 1 and 15 days, so that the temporary blocking ends. And if it persists, it is recommended contact Instagram support to report the problem, in order to wait for your answer and solution.
More about Instagram and post management
So far, we have come with this new and latest quick guide about instagram. which is related to the possible causes and solutions when we ask Why can't I post on Instagram?.
However, and as usual, remember that you can always explore the list of all our publications (Tutorials and Guides) about said social network to learn new and innovative things about it. In addition, of his official helpdesk to learn more about issues, changes, and breaking news.
“Share only photos and videos that you have taken or recorded, or that you have the right to share. As always, you own the content you post on Instagram. Remember to post authentic content; Don't post anything you copied or found on the internet that you don't have the right to post. And, remember ppost photos and videos that are appropriate for a diverse audience".Instagram Community Guidelines
In short, now that you know precisely the causes related to the following question: "I can't post on Instagram", and its possible ways to fix it, we hope that, in the short term, you can avoid incurring some of these causes and promptly apply some of the solutions for it. thus becoming quite an advanced user in the use of this fabulous social network.
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