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17th May 2016

Instagram has secret folder that might be full of messages you haven’t read

How many SECRET folders are there?

Rebecca Keane

Warning: There’s probably no undying professions of love from Drake…

We all knew about our “other” inbox on Facebook, but it’s been revealed there is also a secret folder on Instagram where it hides away messages from people who aren’t your friends.

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Yes, just like Facebook, that feature might be filled with messages from people that are trying to get in touch with you.

The clever clogs at Cosmopolitan have figured out how to find this pesky inbox and it’s easy as chips!

To find the secret folder, open up the Instagram app.

In the top right-hand corner, you’ll find the normal inbox – but opening that will show the “message requests” option at the top in bright blue, if you’ve got any messages from strangers that you haven’t yet opened.

If you don’t have any messages in the other inbox then nothing will show up.

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Instagram’s messaging feature is perhaps not as used as Facebook’s but can prove an easy way to share anything on the site.

So THAT’S the reason I’m still single? It all makes sense now!

*cries*