HIGHLIGHTS
- Instagram users may communicate their pals without being notified.
- According to the corporation, the new functionalities will be offered in a limited number of nations.
- Polls have been introduced to Instagram's group conversations.
Instagram is introducing numerous new features to improve users' chatting experiences. The photo and video sharing site now allows users to react to messages while surfing, as well as send messages discreetly. Instagram has now partnered with music streaming services to enable users to share 30-second song snippets in conversation. You can also rapidly reshare content with others by touching and holding the share button. Instagram's latest upgrade places connections who are available online at the top of the inbox. There are also additional customization capabilities, as well as polling options in group conversations.
In a blog post published on Thursday, Meta announced the arrival of new messaging options to Instagram. Instagram users may now react to messages without having to navigate to their inbox while scrolling through their feeds, thanks to the newest update. It is also introducing a new rapid send option, which allows users to swiftly reshare a post with others by long-tapping the share button. Instagram has also included new online indicators to the DM (direct messaging) panel to show which of your connections are now online.
Instagram is also introducing new tools to allow users to personalise their message threads. New chat themes, quiet messages, and polls within group conversations are among them. The social networking platform has partnered with Apple Music and Amazon Music to enable users to post 30-second song previews in discussions. The audio can be listened to immediately from the chat window by the recipient. According to Meta, Spotify will soon offer this functionality.
The quiet messaging feature, which was recently launched on Facebook Messenger, is now accessible on Instagram. This allows you to send a message without informing the other recipients. In addition, there is a new 'lo-fi' chat theme. Instagram has also included the ability to generate polls directly in group chats.
Instagram is currently rolling out the majority of the new capabilities in "certain countries," but they are likely to reach a worldwide audience later.
Instagram's continued attempts to improve user communication on the site are reflected in the latest enhancements. In December of last year, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri indicated that the business will focus on messaging and increase controls to promote transparency, as well as announcing the firm's broad goals for 2022.
