Instagram improves as it takes inspiration from other platforms. The recent updates let it function like Twitter, BeReal, and Facebook.
The network will allow people to share text messages like tweets. Moreover, it will enable users to share spur-of-the-moment photos and form online groups.
This article will explain the new features, such as Instagram Stories, Candid, Group Profiles, and Collaborative Collections.
How do Instagram Notes and the other features work?
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People know IG as an online place for sharing photos and videos. Now, you may publish short posts that contain only text and emojis.
The feature is called Instagram Notes, which works like Twitter tweets. However, IG’s version will only allow up to 60 characters instead of Twitter’s 280.
You may try leaving a note by heading to the top of your inbox. Then, select the people you follow or those on your Close Friends list.
You will notice that notes appear at the top of their inbox for 24 hours. Also, replies will arrive as DMs or direct messages in your inbox.
Instagram launched the Notes feature because it noticed that people preferred lightweight, simple ways of sharing their thoughts.
Moreover, the Add Yours nominations are now available. It allows users to share content in spontaneous and creative ways.
For example, let us say you found a new dance trend. You could invite your friends to follow along by tapping the “Pass it on” option.
TechCrunch says it is Instagram’s way of preventing TikTok users from copying its online trends and posting them as their own.
Candid Stories is a new IG feature that came from BeReal. It assigns a random time to share an unexpected or “candid” photo within a day.
As a result, you and your friends share your “authentic selves” without editing your photos first. Aside from Instagram Stories, Group Profiles are another way for users to communicate.
As the name suggests, you and your friends may create a shared profile. Group members are the only people who can view its content, but it will only appear on the Group Profile.
Instagram will also test a way for users to connect with friends over their common interests: Collaborative Collections.
Think of it as IG’s version of Facebook Groups. You may save posts and DMs that relate to specific hobbies.
Conclusion
IG is not only for sharing photos and videos anymore. Instagram Notes and other recent updates enable users to communicate via DMs.
Instagram is not the only tech firm that adopted features from competitors. For example, Amazon enables TikTok-like shoppable content with Amazon Inspire.
You can also take learn from other technologies to improve your daily life. Start by following more news and updates from Inquirer Tech.
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