With these updates, the editing tools in Instagram conversations are becoming more and more similar to those in Stories...
"Sories" on the social network Instagram have become powerful tools for socialization. Meanwhile, direct messages (DMs), which have experienced a huge increase, now also affect the ranking of posts. In practice, the more a post is shared through DMs, the more viral and important it becomes, increasing the flow of views.
Instagram's new features, recently introduced, aim to make private conversations more dynamic and customizable. Users can now edit images from their gallery before sending them, adding text, stickers and drawings, just as they would a story or post. Also, the possibility of creating personalized stickers by cutting photos and videos has been introduced, making it easy to turn an image into a meme or sticker to be used as a reaction to messages.
Another important innovation is the ability to take existing photos and use them directly in conversations. With these updates, the editing tools in Instagram conversations become more and more similar to those of Stories. In addition to the new editing options, Instagram has also introduced new themes to customize the look of the chat, such as an autumn theme or one dedicated to a new album by an artist.
Another very useful feature is the "memorandum cake" for birthdays. With the introduction of this functionality, Instagram helps us maintain close relationships with friends, relatives and acquaintances by reminding us of their birthdays. A cake-shaped icon will appear above the user's profile picture on their special day, both on the main screen and in DMs.
Additionally, posting a note on a birthday triggers a confetti animation that will be visible to those who interact with the content. META has announced a major change to Instagram, making comments on Stories public for the first time. Until now, comments on Stories were private and sent only to the author of the post in the form of direct messages. Soon, these comments will appear publicly, becoming readable by any user.