Instagram has been testing a couple of features with insiders and quickly rolling them out globally.
Some of the features being tested don’t become available to the public.
The Facebook-owned giant photo and video sharing platform has recently begun testing uploading your Livestreams to IGTV and account memorialization.
Here are some of the new features that will be coming soon to the social network as seen by developer Alessandro Paluzzi.
Instagram is testing integrating Messenger Rooms. The video chat feature was Facebook’s alternative to Zoom. Facebook is also working on integrating Messenger Rooms to WhatsApp.
And here some screenshots about the integration of #Messenger Rooms into #Instagram 👀 pic.twitter.com/8nepYAd7Tc
— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) April 24, 2020
Instagram is also testing paginating Stories. The Stories tab will now feature one or two rows.
#Instagram is working on a paginated Stories tray with one or two rows 👀 pic.twitter.com/clTKkzHx9T
— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) April 30, 2020
Instagram is working on pre-live titles. THis feature will allow people who want to go live a textual preview so your audience knows the context of your Live and what’s expect.
This feature will come in handy as live streaming on the app has seen a meteoric rise in the past few months with over 800 million users engaging on it daily.
#Instagram is working on pre live titles.
The user who broadcasts will have the opportunity to add a title to let viewers know what the Live will be about 👀 pic.twitter.com/jBg7ieNA4N— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) April 30, 2020
Livetreams will soon be shareable via links too.
#Instagram is working on the possibility of sharing the Live link 👀 pic.twitter.com/OtqB6jskHV
— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) April 21, 2020
Aslo, you’ll be able to go live on both Facebook and Instagram.
#Instagram is working on the possibility of broadcasting the Live on both Instagram and #Facebook 👀 pic.twitter.com/3kCtaQIbJ8
— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) April 16, 2020
Instagram will soon let users forward DMs. Just like WhatsApp, there will also be a limit on the number of people you can forward the messages to.
#Instagram is working on a forward option for direct messages 👀 pic.twitter.com/Mi21jsd7aK
— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) April 16, 2020
This is to curb the spread of misinformation on the platform.
With this feature too, you’ll soon be able to know if your message has been forwarded or seen.
When this feature is enabled and you try to unsend a message you will see a message that inform you that it may have been already seen or forwarded 👀 pic.twitter.com/cXO4VIp3Ji
— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) May 8, 2020
Business accounts will also be able to have the insights button right on their profile page for easy and quick access.
#Instagram is working on a button to access the insights directly from the profile 👀 pic.twitter.com/opBP63TSZ9
— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) May 8, 2020
Close Friends is also getting a revamp. Instagram will show you the avatars of people you’ve had the most interactions with.
#Instagram is working on a new NUX with a facepile for the Close Friends.
The avatars of the people you have had the most interactions with will be shown 👀 pic.twitter.com/zyHmSVhly9— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) May 2, 2020
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