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This new Instagram improvement makes keeping up-to-date so much easier

Published 16:50 14 Mar 2016 GMT

Updated 16:58 14 Mar 2016 GMT

Matt Tate
This new Instagram improvement makes keeping up-to-date so much easier

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Instagrammers everywhere rejoice. You can now figure out when a picture was posted without having to count back weeks on your fingers.

The latest update adds a small but decidedly useful feature to the photo-sharing app, regarding the time stamp below the comments. In the past, users were informed of how many weeks ago a picture had been uploaded, but annoyingly there was no date. That has now changed. The new update, which is quietly being rolled out now, will note how many days ago a picture posted, and if it is older than a week it will list the date. As you'll see in the examples we've included below, the date appears under the comments on the picture. JOE Insta 2 JOE Insta 1 JOE Insta 3 Let's hear it for less mental maths!

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This new Instagram improvement makes keeping up-to-date so much easier