“Meta AI aims to be a helpful assistant and is in the search bar to assist with your questions,” the company said in an emailed statement. “You can't disable it from this experience, but you can search how you normally would engage with a variety of results.”

Always try restarting your phone or tablet first if you're having trouble with Instagram. If restarting your device doesn't help, please try using Instagram both on Wi-Fi and on your mobile data connection to see if the problem is because of a weak Wi-Fi or mobile data connection.

Add your Instagram and Facebook accounts to the same Accounts Center. When you add your Instagram account to the same Accounts Center as your Facebook account, you can share content like stories and posts directly from Instagram to Facebook. You can link multiple accounts to one Facebook profile.

Instagram news: January 2024 Instagram is testing a new feature called Flipside that lets users create an alternative Instagram profile that only select users can see. You'll love this update if you've ever thought, “Oops, I didn't mean to post that story!”