applied to the direct messages (DM) of Instagram, adding new ways to interact in the social network messaging. Many of these new tools are similar to those that Facebook Messenger already has, another in-house app with which an optional multiplatform interconnection has already existed for a couple of years.
Among the novelties to highlight in this update are a faster way to respond to direct messages from the feed itself of the social network and without the need to switch the screen to the message inbox, as well as send a 30 second preview of a song.
Answering DMs from the Instagram feed
Through a statement on its official blog, Meta gave details about the new ways of interacting on Instagram regarding the direct message function. Now, Instagram users will be able to respond to a DM from the social network’s own feed, with which it will not be necessary to enter the DMs section. This will be possible with the introduction of a special floating window for it.
Another new function for Instagram messages has to do with the possibility of easily send a post to contactsdoing it with just long press on the send button (which when doing so displays a selection of the closest contacts, with whom the user has recently interacted), in addition to the introduction of a top bar where you can see who is connected at a certain time.
The groups also have news
Instagram also adds improvements to group interactions. One of them is integration with digital streaming platforms, such as , Apple Music or Amazon Musicwith which users can share in the conversations with your friends 30 seconds of your favorite song. Those contacts will be able to listen to the song directly from the chat window.
Also, there is the new function of send messages on “silent”, a mode with which users can send messages to their friends without disturbing them. A function designed for those conversations that take place until late at night or at times when those people are busy, which will be activated by simply sending the message that has been added “@silent (@silent)”.
Similarly, insert a new theme for chats: “lo-fi” or low fidelity, especially to personalize conversations with a new background full of pastel colors. Last but not least, there is the arrival of group surveys, another of those typical features of Facebook Messenger group chats, as this is another Meta platform. Users will be able create these polls (for example, to decide leisure plans among friends) directly in the chat window and send them to your groups.
Each of these functions will be progressively integrated into the profiles of the millions of people who use Instagram daily around the world.
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