Instagram is testing its direct messaging (DM) feature for the web according to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who overnight tweeted a screenshot picture of the feature. The desktop (web) version of Instagram is currently a minimal and very pared back version compared to the dedicated mobile app. Using the …
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Instagram has announced it will roll out features to make the app more accessible for users with visual impairments. The app will allow screen readers to describe photos, either automatically using AI or using custom descriptions added by users. The descriptions, known as “alt text,” are already widely used online …
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TechCrunch reports today that Facebook-owned Instagram is testing a lite version of its app in Mexico ahead of a wider rollout later in the year. Instagram Lite, which is officially listed on Google Play weighs in at just over half a MB (573kb), way smaller than the main app’s 32MB …
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Instagram has launched a new feature which they’re positioning as a fun new way to interact with your friends and followers on Instagram. The emoji slider sticker for Stories gives your friends the new way to rate things on a sliding scale. The emoji slider has been designed to let …
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According to code found hidden within the Android version of the Instagram app it appears that you may soon have the option to add soundtracks for your Instagram Stories. The code, which was initially found by Ishan Agarwal, shows an unreleased search music feature hidden within the Instagram Stories system. …
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Instagram has announced that Instagram users can now share a replay of their live videos on Instagram Stories. The oft requested feature is now available, for Instagram users with an option to share your video once you have finished your broadcast. Once a broadcast is completed, a “Share” button at …
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Instagram has taken to its blog overnight to announce that it is bringing face filters and more to the service, as it looks to take on Snapchat. Face filters, as the name suggests, gives you the opportunity to place goofy headwear, animal noses, glasses and more. Basically its the stuff …
Read More » At the Facebook annual developer conference, F8, subsidiary Instagram has announced a new offline mode for Android users. The feature allows most of the functions available online will be available offline with the changes made offline syncing up next time you go online. With offline mode on Android, you can …
Read More » Instagram has announced that you can now share up to 10 photos and videos in one post to the photo sharing app. The new feature, which will be enabled via an app update which is rolling out now, will enable you can combine up to 10 photos and videos in …
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Instagram seems to be rolling out a new quick edit screen to its Android users which squeezes things into a single, simpler page that lets you add comments, tag people and apply filters. Droid-Life writer Kellex, discovered the new feature and screen when he was taking and uploading his pictures …
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At long last, image sharing service Instagram is upping the resolution support for images uploaded to the service. Instragram Co-Founder Mike Krieger confirmed the update, which would allow images which have previously been capped at 640×640 resolution would now allow users to update and view images at 1080×1080. The update …
Read More » Australian’s love Instagram filters, with the top filters in Australia listed as Ludwig, Crema, Valencia, Amaro, Slumber – three of which were introduced late last year, and this morning, Instagram has added three more filters to the mix, as well as support for Emoji Hashtags. The new Instagram filters are …
Read More » Social Media streams can be a minefield of appropriate and inappropriate content. What defines inappropriate though, at least for Instagram has been made more clear though now, with an update to their guidelines on nudity and harassment. The updated community guidelines looks to make users understand what may or may …
Read More » Instagram has been the application of choice for aspiring photographers for a long time. While there’s any number of applications that can add filters, or share your latest artistic photo, Instagram has so far stood the test of time and remains the pinnacle. Part of their ability to stay on …
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Since Instagram launched, users have been using third-party apps to create various layouts not available within the Instagram app. From photo-booths to collages, there’s still a lot the Instagram app doesn’t offer, that changes today, with the launch of Layouts. Layouts from Instagram is a new standalone app that adds …
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