At the time of an update in an application, add a number of functions or fix application errors, but in turn increase the weight of the application itself, sometimes being too heavy, Either we just miss the look of the app or it was developed in an older version.
Here we can also find Instagram, an application that over the years has changed from its design to the way it works, and many nostalgic I prefer old versions because they are generally more minimalist or more comfortable than the current ones.
Is it feasible to downgrade Instagram on iPhone or Android? – How to do it?
From the official versions distributed through the Play Store, it is not feasible ‘out of date’ the applications. Whatever the case, this does not mean that it is impossible, but to achieve it it will be necessary enter other application or APK repositories.
How to download and install older versions of Instagram? – APK format
The first thing you should do is download the old version of Instagram to which you want to return. For this, you can use sites like APKPure where the APKs of many applications are deposited.
Actually, applications will be listed here. showing its version and other relevant data. Of course, most likely you will not be able to install too old versions. Now you just need to go back to the previous version of Instagram, procedure that we will show you below.
Go back to a previous version of Instagram
The easiest way to return to an old state of Instagram It comes down to simple steps, that anyone could do, despite this, you have to pay attention to something important, and that is can't go back to extremely old version, In other words, of the first versions or a year or more apart, because Android detects that the application is not according to the version of the device; Instagram also disables the use of very old versions, giving them for life, where simply when they meet a certain date they expire.
- Uninstall the app, once uninstalled from the device you can install a previous version of the application, this way there is no application registration, make sure to efficiently delete instagram folder in case there are cache traces.
- You cannot install the application from the Play Store, Because it only installs updated versions of the applications and does not give the option to update a previous version, therefore proceed to search the internet for an old version that does not exceed a year so that it can work.
- You must install the application manually Through the Android installer, this in an easy way, you just have to open the downloaded file, for this case if a window appears asking you to grant permissions to install an unknown APK on the device, you grant it.
- This will install the application quickly and it will be an old version, be sure to open it and look up the version number to check it.
Now, Play Store will notify you about the application update, disable this in the Play Store settings and make sure to keep update option disabled automatically, because in this way the application will be updated in its most recent version, and all the application installation work will be in vain, also make sure that you do not have third-party applications that activate the update, because within the Instagram application to use new functions it will ask you to update, make sure not to.
How to go back to the previous version of Instagram to recover messages
Recovering deleted messages has little to do with the Instagram update, actually, you should not go back to a previous version of Instagram to recover messages. It is best to try the recovery alternatives that the application offers us as we show you below.
- It will be necessary to go to your Instagram profile and then to your profile section. Now you must open the alternative configuration of the App, for this press on the three lines above and to the right and then in 'Settings'.
- In the section ‘Configuration’ you will see the 'Security' section, click on it to continue. By last select 'Download your data’ and enter your email and password for the Instagram profile. In this way you will request the download of your personal data, even though this information may take some time to arrive.
- Once the verification is done, you will receive an email from Instagram, in the click on 'Download information’. You must enter your Instagram profile with your data and then press the button ‘Download information’ again.
- You will see a ZIP file that you will have to unzip, then open the index file and there look for the section ‘Chats’. All the chats you had will be shown here, check if the information you are looking for exists.
Can I install old versions of other applications?
Using the same method and form that was used to install the old version of instagram, old versions of other applications or applications that are not available in the region can be installed, In other words, this applies to Twitter, Facebook o WhatsApp.
Please note that re old versions limit us in terms of functions and capabilities that are added in current versions, it may be in the case of instagram some filters or special options that were added in recent versions, or some commands or aesthetic displays that change.
In addition, can happen if old versions of Twitter or WhatsApp are installed, in the case of free messaging, can deprive us of alternatives such as performance or interface improvements, how states, image resolution and even include fewer emojis and current commands to our application, for this case WhatsApp or Telegram as well as the aforementioned application add or enhance features or emojis to the app.
Instagram will be quite limited in the improvement of the interface such as optimization and speed, being therefore slower or with less visual and developmental abilities, so you have to pay attention that reverting to an old or past version does not always guarantee an improvement for the device, but it might mess up the app development, because they are adapting to new versions of Android and optimizing the way they work.
For this very reason downgrade is not recommended if you want to get the most out of the app as opposed to trying to free up space on the mobile device.
