Category: instagram stories

Some Facebook users will soon see Instagram Stories

[ad_1] View Instagram story directly from Facebook. Hm..new? @MattNavarra pic.twitter.com/FtIBw0uMVz — Audrey 電商人妻® (@ec_wife) September 4, 2020 With the change, Instagram users can choose to make their Stories viewable to their followers on Facebook as well. The company notes that it requires both sides to opt-in and link their Facebook and Instagram accounts together. “People […]

Instagram’s redesigned IGTV app helps you find new creators to follow

[ad_1] Borrowing a page from Instagram’s main app, the updated software features a “Discover” tab that surfaces video from a greater variety of creators. In its previous incarnation, the IGTV app mostly highlighted content from people you followed, as well as videos that were popular on the platform. Speaking of Instagram, the company has also […]

Instagram will let you reply to Stories with GIFs

[ad_1] For a couple of years, Instagram users have been able to pull GIFs from Giphy to use as animated stickers in Stories. When your friend posts something that you just have to respond to and words or a static image just won’t cut it, you might want to reply with a GIF of your […]

Instagram’s new Story camera makes it even more like Snapchat

[ad_1] Ever since its arrival in 2016, the Instagram Stories feature has had a very familiar look and feel compared to Snapchat. Today Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced that it’s rolling out an updated camera with easier to browse effects and filters that are easier to sort through — apparently they still have energy left […]

Tidal shares songs as Stories in Facebook and Instagram

[ad_1] The feature is available now in Tidal’s Android and iOS apps. As with similar social efforts, it’s not likely that your friends are going to switch services after you share a catchy track in your Stories. However, that’s not really the expectation here. This is more about raising awareness of Tidal and catching those […]

Snapchat’s new Android app is better, but imperfect

[ad_1] So what can Android users expect from the Snapchat revamp? A Snap Inc. spokesman told Engadget on Monday that early tests of its new Android app revealed a 20 percent reduction in the amount of time it takes to open the app. Android users should also look out for faster loading times on Lens […]

Instagram founders on Snapchat and breaking up Facebook

[ad_1] Of course, you can’t talk about Instagram without mentioning its Stories feature, which it introduced in 2016 and is now one of the staples of the app. There are now over 500 million people using Instagram Stories daily, and Facebook is confident that number is going to keep growing, since more users are leaning […]