Instagram is back with plans to roll out several new features, many of which revolve around its increasingly useful direct messaging platform.
Over the past few months, Instagram has made several changes to its feed and overall app experience. While some of these changes were of a cosmetic nature, there have been quite a few functional additions too. Most notable among these includes the return of the chronological timeline, the rollout of parental control features, and a ” take a break” reminder. More recently, Instagram also came up with an activity and security checkup feature to address privacy-related concerns related to the popular photo and video sharing platform. However, one Instagram feature that has remained practically unchanged for as long as one can remember is Instagram Messaging — until now, that is. On March 31, Instagram shared a blog post detailing seven new features that have begun rolling out to users across the globe. Apart from improving the messaging experience, some of the new Instagram Messaging features include the ability to share music previews, send a message silently to a recipient, and even check who among your contacts is online and available for a quick chat. With previous versions of Instagram, if you needed to send a message to someone, it meant interrupting the browsing experience and going into the message inbox menu.
