Solutions For Instagram “Network Request Failed, Please Try Again Later” Error

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By ITH

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Instagram is also one of the huge social media apps where a person can upload his photos, and videos and make them available publically.

As of October 2019, as of January 2022, India had a total of 230.25 million Instagram users, making it the largest Instagram audience in the world. and many of them are facing the error of ‘Network Request Failed, Please Try Again Later’ problem. This mostly happens while choosing the Unsend message option in the chat section.

So today in this we have explained everything regarding this error and after following all solutions given in this post I ensure you will be easily able to solve this problem.

Solutions For Instagram “Network Request Failed, Please Try Again Later” Error

① Clear Cache & Force Stop

Force stop & Clearing the cache of Instagram will not delete any important data from your phone so don’t worry about your data. It can solve this problem.

To clear the cache & Force stop the Instagram long tap on the Instagram app icon which will open App info and then find the Clear cache option (this option’s position differs in different smartphones).

After clearing the Cache now find the force stop option and confirm the force stop.

Clear cache force stop

② Update Instagram

If you are running an old version of Instagram then it may have some bugs. So try installing the updated version of apps from different App Download Sites or from Playstore.

To Update Instagram from the Play Store follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Open the Play Store app then tap on your profile present in the upper-right corner.
2. Then go to ‘Manage apps and device’ and go to ‘Updates available’.
3. Then find Instagram and tap Update.

If Instagram is not on the list then your App must be up to date already. In this case, follow the next solution.

Update instagram
Update Instagram from Play Store

Internet Issue

Sometimes your current internet source becomes useless for using Instagram in such case you get such error. You may face a situation where your Youtube is working, google search is working but Instagram still showing such an issue.

So, try connecting to different Internet if available. If you have different network provider Internet then try using that, or if you have broadband WI-FI then try using that too, in many cases this method works!

④ Log out and Reinstall the app

Log out and log in back or just delete the app and reinstall it. That should clear all bugs. This has worked for me many times to solve network request failed Instagram unsend.

Sometimes due to internal error problems may be seen that’s why you should log out of the app (Make sure you know the ID and Password.) Then again install the App. After installing, log in again and then check again does ‘Network Request Failed, Please Try Again Later’ is sorted or not. Instagram must be working well now.

So these were the easy solutions to network request failed instagram, Please Try Again later error of Instagram. Dont forget to share your thoughts in the comment section.

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