Instagram Update

Instagram is making it mandatory for users to add their birthday on the app: Here’s why

Users who are yet to fill in their birth date on Instagram will be asked to do so via a pop-up message; move aimed at making platform safer for children.

No more swipe-ups: Instagram will soon introduce a sticker in Stories for users to add links

Users who currently have access to the swipe-up functionality will be able to start adding links using a sticker on their stories starting 30 August.

New Instagram accounts of users under the age of 16 to be private by default

For young teens who already have a public account, Instagram will now show a notification explaining the benefits of a private account and how can they switch to one.

Instagram adds 'Text Translation' feature for Stories; supports Hindi, Arabic and 88 other languages

Users will now see a 'See Translation' option on the top left of the screen once it detects a foreign language in the post.

Instagram is testing a new 'Collab' feature in India to help creators reach wider audience

According to Instagram, the feature will help both the creators reach more and more people as collaborations can be a big part of a creator's work.

Instagram introduces insights tool for Reels, Live to help creators understand their content performance better

Insights tool for Live will show accounts reached, peak concurrent viewers, comments, and shares.

Instagram might soon let users post photos, videos directly from desktop: Report

Instagram for the web might support JPG, PNG, MP4, and QuickTime image/video formats.

How to save and share audio from Instagram reels

The new update now allows users to save and send the audio of Instagram reels with their friends.

Instagram will now help you kick lame feeds off your personal newsfeed

As per the redesign, you will now see two categories: most seen in feed and least interacted with.

Facebook unveils new logo to create visual distinction between the company and app

The new Facebook logo will start reflecting in its apps portfolio of apps over the coming weeks.