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Instagram upcoming features: 2-second video notes and interactive replies

Image Source : META Instagram upcoming features: 2-second video notes and interactive replies Instagram New Video Status Feature: Instagram is rolling out a new feature, expanding its Notes capability to include 2-second video statuses. Unlike Instagram's popular 'Stories,' these video notes are ultra-short, captured solely through the app's front camera, and cannot be…

Instagram may soon allow users to control who can see their likes

Social media giant Meta is testing a new privacy feature for its photo and video sharing platform Instagram. This new feature will help users to select who can see their likes on posts and reels. An X user named Hamood Oh has shared a few screenshots on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform (spotted by PhoneArena) to reveal that the feature is being tested on the beta version of Instagram. How this feature may workThese screenshots reveal that the feature will offer four different options for Instagram. Users will be…

Instagram now lets users download Reels globally; know how to

In June 2023, Instagram began testing a new feature that would allow users to download Reels, its short vertical-scrolling videos, in the US. Now, after a long testing period, platform head Adam Mosseri has announced that this feature is now available worldwide and users can download Reels from public accounts freely. We tested it out and found that it wasn't available for us yet. So, it is likely that the rollout is being done in a phased manner and it may take a few days before it gets activated for all users.Instagram…

Instagram Testing New Feature to Turn Off Read Receipts in Direct Messages

Instagram is working on a new feature that will allow users to turn off read receipts in Instagram DMs. The Meta-owned social media site did not confirm when the feature will roll out to users. WhatsApp, the instant messaging platform from Meta, already carries a similar feature that allows its users to customise whether others can or cannot see if a message is read. However, Meta's Facebook Messenger app, does not give its users the option to disable read receipts.In a message on his broadcast channel, Instagram head…

Instagram users can now add song clips in Notes

Instagram users can now add up to 30 seconds long song clips to Notes. For those who are unaware, Instagram rolled out the Notes feature a few months ago that allows users to share a status for 24 hours with other users in the messaging section. Now Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the new features through a post. "You can now add 30-sec clips of your favourite songs to Notes on Instagram," Zuckerberg posted on Meta's Broadcast Channel on Tuesday. "Shoutout to my daughters for levelling up my music…

Instagram Notes gets BIG feature update; Lets users add songs they’ve been listening to

Ever since Instagram added the new Notes feature in December 2022, it has been looking for ways to make it more appealing and feature-rich. During its initial days, a new Instagram status update feature in addition to Stories was seen as redundant, something that many expected would not catch on. However, the feature has been gaining popularity and now, Instagram has added another cool feature to make it even more interesting. Users can now add a 30-second clip of a song of their choice to the Instagram Notes. Announcing…

Instagram is testing songs in photo carousels | Read to know more

Image Source : FILE Instagram is testing songs in photo carousels | Read New Delhi: Instagram is testing a new feature within the app which will allow users to add songs to their photo carousel. For those who are not familiar, an Instagram carousel is a post containing more than one photo or video, which users can view by swiping left on a post through the phone app.…

Instagram users can now add up to five links to their profile bios

Meta-owned Instagram has announced a new feature, which will allow users to add up to five links to their profile bios. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced the new feature in a post on his Instagram channel, saying, "the feature has been a top request among creators", reports The Verge. With the new feature, users can now add links by editing their profile in the mobile app, where they can give them titles and reorder how they'll appear. However, if a user adds more than one link to their profile,…

How Instagram is making it easier to ‘reshare’ older Reels

Meta-owned popular photo-sharing platform Instagram keeps adding new features to improve the user experience. The social media platform is now reportedly testing a new feature that will enable users to quickly access the Reels they have recently shared. This feature will make it easier for users to reshare a Reel that they have liked to another user later on. A Twitter user named Dijital Ağlar has shared a post about Instagram testing this feature. According to a report by TechCrunch, Instagram has also confirmed the…