Between one rumors and another, Instagram also did not miss the official announcements, with which it announced the launch of the roll-out for various innovations which, in addition to simplifying sharing, improve the DM internal messaging.
Instagram, currently the most important and widespread photo-sharing platform in the world, also in these hours the protagonist of various rumors, has attracted the attention of the sector media by officially communicating the launch of a considerable amount of news, given as in implementation in some “selected countries”, but with the promise to prepare them “soon for users around the world”.
Since Zuckerberg expressed his desire to merge Messenger and Instagram DM messaging, for the latter things have always gone better in terms of functionality gained: the first novelty of the new roundup of implementations, therefore, not surprisingly concerns the DMs. . Specifically, from a multi-tasking point of view, it has been established that when new messages arrive, you will no longer have to abandon the navigation of the feed as an overlay with the latest messages will appear just above it. Touching one will allow you to reply on the fly, without entering the DMs.
In the DM section, at the top, an indication will now also appear to inform the contacts that, as they are online, they are available to chat. Borrowing a novelty just introduced also on Messenger, now it becomes possible to send a message to your contacts, even in the middle of the night, since no notification will reach them if, in the message, you remember to include the string @silent.
Still in favor of messages, Instagram has set up the possibility of sharing short musical previews within the chats, lasting just 30 seconds, taken from some of the most famous audio streaming platforms (in this case, the reference is to Amazon Music and Apple Music, with the arrival – soon – also of Spotify). Continuing the list of innovations in favor of Instagram’s private messages, the latter, borrowing a novelty introduced on Messenger just last week, has introduced a “lo-fi” chat theme that will feature conversation with a relaxing background depicting a city skyline and a cat perched on a roof: another way in which it will be possible to cheer up your chats is that which now also allows you to create a survey within a group chat.
The package of news announced by Instagram also includes a simplification of the sharing process: instead of having to scroll through all the contacts to find the ones you want, the platform now allows you to designate 4 as the most expensive so that, by holding down the send button at the bottom of a post, the “dearest” friends with whom to share will be immediately displayed.
Finally, from leaker Alessandro Paluzzi, there are not a few rumors. According to the code insider, Instagram is working on settings to format text in private messages (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough). With regard to the “reels”, Menlo Park is considering giving them even more visibility, placing in the future a card dedicated to the Reels in the pages of the places: in the meantime, the development of the “remix for photos” function also continues which, now, has gained the its introductory page.