Weird Instagram Live Notification on Apple Watch… Glitch or Hack?

Hey, has anyone else had this happen?

I got a notification on my Apple Watch at 3:50 am saying that my dog’s Instagram account went live, but I was asleep at the time. My phone was on sleep mode, so I guess that’s why the notification came to my watch. The weird thing is, I’ve never done a live on that account, and when I checked both Apple Screen Time and the Instagram archive for lives, there was no activity at all.

Has anyone experienced a glitch where Instagram says you went live but you didn’t? Or should I be worried someone else accessed my dog’s Instagram and somehow bypassed two-step verification? Haha.

I attached a pic of the notification.

You probably got a notification that someone named “:four_leaf_clover:” you follow went live. It wasn’t you.

Bevin said:
You probably got a notification that someone named “:four_leaf_clover:” you follow went live. It wasn’t you.

OH MY GOD LMFAOOO HAHAHAHA I CAN’T STOP LAUGHING

Looks like your dog secretly got hold of a phone while you were sleeping.

Jaime said:
Looks like your dog secretly got hold of a phone while you were sleeping.

It’s crazy how fast evolution happens these days.

Happens to me all the time. When I turn off my watch and then switch it on the next day, I get notifications from the previous day that were sent while my watch was off. Nothing to worry about.

Lex said:
Happens to me all the time. When I turn off my watch and then switch it on the next day, I get notifications from the previous day that were sent while my watch was off. Nothing to worry about.

I get that, but the thing is, that account never went live. It’s my account ><

@Young
Oh sorry, I misunderstood! It’s probably a glitch. I had it once, and reinstalling the Instagram app fixed it for me.

Lex said:
@Young
Oh sorry, I misunderstood! It’s probably a glitch. I had it once, and reinstalling the Instagram app fixed it for me.

Phew, that’s a relief! Thanks for letting me know .

Benji’s always causing a scene, huh?

Zion said:
Benji’s always causing a scene, huh?

:joy: He finally figured out how to put the right amount of pressure on the screen.

By the way, there’s a forum for Apple Watch questions if you need more info.

Lex said:
By the way, there’s a forum for Apple Watch questions if you need more info.

Thanks, I’ll check it out

Seems like a weak way to get people to check out your Insta tbh.

Gale said:
Seems like a weak way to get people to check out your Insta tbh.

Lol, it’s my dog’s Instagram of 10 years. I’m not trying to embarrass myself for a couple of followers for my Jack Russell. You must be a glass-half-empty kind of person, huh?