Instagram is one of the most popular social media sites in the world, with millions of people using it every day. Aside from videos, messaging has been a primary emphasis area for Facebook’s owned site since its merger with Messenger.
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri stated late last year that the firm will also focus on communications. “Messaging is one of the key ways people communicate online, and we believe Instagram should embrace the reality that messaging is the fundamental form of communication,” Mosseri had previously stated.
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The brand new chat features of Instagram are already available for Indian users
Keeping up with the plan of their improved features for messaging, Instagram has now rolled out several new features for chatting.
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- Reply while browsing: Receive a new message while you’re browsing your feed? You can now reply without going to your inbox and losing your place. This new feature makes it that much easier and more convenient to chat while on the app.
- Quickly send to friends: We want to help people reshare interesting content without interrupting their Instagram experience. By tapping and holding the share button, you can effortlessly reshare posts to your closest friends.
- See who’s online: At the top of your inbox, you can see who’s free to chat at that moment, helping you find serendipitous opportunities to connect with friends.
- Play, pause, and re-play: Enabled by integrations with Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Spotify coming soon, you can now share a 30-second preview of that song you just can’t get out of your head, and your friends can listen directly from your chat.
- Send messages quietly: Send messages without notifying friends late at night or when they’re busy by adding “@silent” in your message. Now you can reach out without worrying about sending unwanted notifications.
- Keep it on the lo-fi: Feeling the chill? Try the new lo-fi chat theme to make your conversations feel more personal.
- Create a poll with your squad: Deciding where to go to dinner or what time to meet up? We’re bringing one of Messenger’s most beloved group chat features to Instagram so you can create a poll directly in your group chat.
These new features are now accessible in a limited number of countries, with ambitions to extend internationally. This is part of Instagram’s continuous effort to improve the way you interact with and share with your closest friends.
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