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A new leak by developer Jane Manchun Wong states that Instagram is testing a new feature where the user will be able to try a new username. Not only this, the company will also lock the older username of the user for a period of 14 days if they decide to revert back. So, this is actually a win-win situation for Instagram and the users where the user can wish to keep a new username or be happy with the current one. Read More
Instagram has added a new feature for its US users today which lets them shop for items from inside the App. If you are from the US, you can scroll through the sale items and select to checkout directly from there instead of having to visit an e-commerce platform like Amazon.com or Walmart.Inc. Read More
Facebook and its other owned Apps faced a major outage yesterday and millions of users around the world could not access their accounts. This left people frustrated as their important work was delayed and they had no other option but to keep waiting for the issue to be resolved by the company. Read More
Instagram has been reportedly testing a new feature called “Pause All” that will let users mute notifications, similar to one available on WhatsApp. The feature is currently available in Beta version and is available for use in iOS and Android. So before the feature gets official, you can still try it by joining the Instagram Beta Program on Google Play Store and App Store. Read More
Well for each one of you who wondered that Instagram’s Stories is almost the same as Snapchat’s Stories, you are absolutely right and that is what Instagram’s co-founders admitted in an interview conducted yesterday by Techcrunch. Kevin Systrom did not shy way while saying that they gave their user what they wanted and that is where the exact same replica of Snapchat Stories was included into Instagram. Read More
Instagram is working on a new feature that will let two users watch any video simultaneously without having to do live video calls or group calls. The co-watch feature will be available inside Instagram’s Direct Message section, where you will be able to connect with your friend and watch videos anytime and enjoy the content. Read More
Instagram is testing yet another new feature for donations and this could benefit a huge number of people from the fundraising community. The company is working to build “donation stickers” which could be used in your day-to-day Instagram Stories. It is similar to how the current list if stickers work on this photo sharing platform and will offer the users to setup a donation request on behalf of someone in need. Read More
Many celebrities took to Instagram to express their concern about the fall in the number of followers, some saying that they lost almost a million followers in a day. The company was quick to take note of this situation and they got back by assuring that they are working on the bug fix and the update will available for the users today. Read More
If you are an Instagram user, you already know that sending messages is not possible on the desktop web version of the App via your laptop or computer. The App on your phone is the only way to send direct messages (DM) to your friends. But all of this could change soon as Instagram has started testing the messaging feature on the Web and it could be available to all users this year. Read More
Instagram announced on Twitter today that users will now be able to watch the previews of their favourite IGTV shows right on the feeds section. The good part is that users can directly open the entire video if they wish to watch it and the bad part is that these previews are going to excessively clutter the feeds, and will possibly annoy several users. Read More