Half-swiping on Instagram messages is a characteristic that permits customers to archive a message thread with out absolutely deleting it. This may be helpful for decluttering your inbox or hiding messages from particular customers with out having to dam them.
To half-swipe a message thread, merely swipe it to the left (on iOS) or proper (on Android) and faucet the “Archive” button. The message thread will then be moved to your archive, the place it should stay hidden out of your inbox till you select to unarchive it.