Other news Instagram coming soon. Given the great success of DMs (direct messages), the social platform intends to enrich them with three new functions. According to the latest leaked information, in fact, Meta will give its users the opportunity to share their geographical position in real time, even if it will be a temporary action, and choose a nickname to use during private conversations. Not only that. 300 new stickers will be made available. Once again, therefore, the platform winks at its users, trying to make the experience more enjoyable and captivating than its competitors.
The geographical position
As for sharing the geographical positionwhich is perhaps the most striking innovation, we can say that this function has been made available for some time by Apple through the application Find My. The same goes for Snapchat and WhatsApp. Instagram, therefore, was an adaptation compared to other competing platforms. At the moment the function is not yet available in Italy, but everything suggests that this possibility will soon arrive in our country too. Thanks to the function, users will be able to share their geographical location in real time in one-to-one chats, but also in group chats. This feature can be deactivated at any time but, when activated, shows where the user is located on a map.
Apparently the function will remain active for about an hour. The meta team designed it to allow users to simplify events and meetings, and plan outings with friends. As we said, localization is temporary to ensure privacy. We are awaiting the latest details provided by Instagram to know which countries will be included in the package.
The stickers
As if this wasn’t enough, Instagram has also prepared 17 content packages 300 new stickers to use in DMs. Obviously it will also be possible to set some of them as favourites, including those created with artificial intelligence. A function very similar to the one already present on WhatsApp.
The nicknames
To conclude, Instagram will allow its users to use a nickname in direct messages and thus replace the username. You can also use a nickname for other users, although those directly interested can delete it if they don’t like it. Nicknames are only visible within conversations.
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Direct messages are becoming more and more used and it is likely that Instagram will add new features in the future. And theicon of messages could be moved to the bottom, so as to be more visible.