Version 3.5.0 — submitted August 28, 2026 (in Chrome Web Store review)
- New home. Guides, changelog and support now live at igautofollow.com — and you can reach us at [email protected], with quick links to the right guide built into the panel (cooldown help, full changelog, our site).
- No more silent failures. If Instagram ever changes its internals in a way that affects follow-back checking, the Stats tab now tells you clearly and points to the changelog — instead of the tracker quietly stopping.
- Version badge. The panel header now shows the exact version you're running, so support conversations start with facts.
- Polish. PRO usage numbers no longer wrap on high daily counts, refreshed review prompt, and removal of legacy internal code.
Version 3.4.0 — released August 28, 2026
- "What's new" card — after each update, the panel shows once what changed in that release, so you always know why the extension updated.
- Fixed: session appeared stopped while still running. Switching to another browser tab could make the panel show "Start" even though the session was continuing. Session state now survives background idling, and the panel always reflects the true state.
Submitted August 26 · approved and live on the Chrome Web Store August 28, 2026.
Version 3.3.0 — released August 19, 2026
- Same-day response to an Instagram platform change. On August 18, 2026 Instagram changed how several of its internal follow/unfollow endpoints respond for web sessions. Observed impact: follow and unfollow actions failed, and affected tools across the ecosystem — ours included — surfaced errors that looked like account blocks. We diagnosed the change and shipped the fix the same day; the release went live on the Chrome Web Store on August 19.
- Clearer failure messages. A genuine Instagram cooldown now shows a countdown timer, while an Instagram-side change now says plainly that an update is needed — the two are no longer confusable.
- Private profiles you already follow can now be used as auto follow targets, since their follower lists are visible to you.
- Self-healing internals that adapt automatically to routine Instagram-side identifier rotations, reducing the chance of future breakage.
Version 3.2.0 — August 2026
- Fixed: sponsored Reels could receive likes despite Skip Ads. Reels format ads sometimes hide their "Sponsored" label; ad detection now also recognizes Reels-specific ad formats by their call-to-action patterns.
- Clearer in-panel guidance when a free-plan daily limit is reached.
Version 3.1.0 — August 2026
- Safe List — protect any account from ever being unfollowed; PRO can snapshot the entire current following in one click.
- Fewer permissions. The extension dropped from 8 requested browser permissions to 4 (storage, activeTab, sidePanel, scripting) — less access, same functionality.
- Redesigned growth chart with per-range axes and hover readouts.
Version 3.0.0 — August 2026
- Stats tab — follows sent vs follow-backs received chart over 7-day, 1-month and 3-month views, with your real follow-back rate.
- Follow-back tracker — daily checks credit each follow-back to the day of the original follow.
- Adjustable daily limit sliders for PRO (€7.99/month) — follows and unfollows up to 200 per day, likes up to 100 per day.
- Session reliability overhaul: accurate pause/resume, correct final messages, countdowns that stop when you pause.
Earlier versions (2.x, 2026) established the core: targeted auto follow, protected auto unfollow, auto like with Skip Ads, human-pace engine with random 4–15 second delays, and the free plan with 7 daily actions per mode.
Questions about a release? Email [email protected] — or see the FAQ and our honest take on automation safety.