You'll soon be able to publish Instagram Stories videos up to 60 seconds long, removing the current 30-second limitation for videos that appear within stories.
Instagram Stories testing longer videos up to 60 seconds because TikTok and Snapchat
Instagram is working on letting you browse your feed chronologically, like good old times
A new chronological ordering option on Instagram will launch in the first quarter of 2022, letting you switch to displaying the most recent posts at the top of your feed.
Facebook Messenger and Instagram will adopt end-to-end encrypted chat in 2023
Technically speaking, Facebook Messenger does offer end-to-end encrypted communication options. Those are available in video and audio calls, a feature Facebook launched in August of this year. However, end-to-end encryption for actual text chats isn't available just yet. But that will change at some point in the future. Maybe in 2023.
Instagram’s new feature will let you assign a moderator to manage live comments
Instagram is developing a new moderation feature that would let you assign a single moderator to your live broadcast to approve and manage comments live comments.
Instagram and Twitter reinstate link previews after a silly feud that lasted for nine full years
Instagram and Twitter link previews are working again! Now sharing an Instagram post on Twitter actually renders the linked media instead of just showing URL text. For the past nine years, posting such links did nothing—in place of rich link previews, you saw raw Instagram links. But the companies are now having a change of heart.
Facebook the company rebrands itself to Meta
Rumors had been swirling for a bit that Facebook, the social networking giant, was planning to rebrand in a major way. Starting with its name. And, indeed, it turns out those rumors were right on the money because today the company has confirmed those plans.
Instagram’s new URL sticker is rolling out to just about everyone, ditching swipe-up links
Instagram's link sticker has officially retired the swipe-up gesture as the company has confirmed that the new feature is now being rolled out to almost everyone.
Facebook promises new Instagram features it hopes will lessen the potential harm for teens
Facebook will nudge teens on Instagram away from harmful content as well as encourage children to take a break from its toxic photo-sharing platform for a while.
Facebook combines IGTV and feed videos into a new Instagram Video format
Instagram is combining longer videos available on IGTV with feed videos into a new format, named simply Instagram Video, and it's also introducing a new Video tab on your profile.
Facebook launches cross-app group chat support for Instagram and Messenger
Facebook is having quite a busy week. After welcoming Instagram Reels into the proper Facebook app (and the News Feed), the company is back with another announcement. It's not necessarily as big, per se, but it should help with messaging for groups.
Facebook launches Reels on Facebook for all users in the U.S.
It has been over a year since Facebook revealed that Instagram was launching its own TikTok-style competitor. That feature is called Reels, and, as you can imagine, it's all about creating short-form video set to some (popular ?) music. And now the feature is going wide.
Instagram will now require users share their date of birth to use the service
In an effort to make its platform a generally safer place for its younger users, the Facebook-owned Instagram has confirmed a relatively big change for the service moving forward. The social network has confirmed that it will require a bit of information for its users if they want to continue to use the service.
Today, Instagram confirmed that, moving forward, users will need to provide their date of birth if they want to keep using the photo- and video-sharing platform. The company is now asking users for the information if they haven't already shared it. The company says the change will "create safer, more private experiences for young people."