Instagram

Instagram is a mobile application that is initially available for iOS platform. It can capture the pictures to share with the others in a fast, wonderful and interesting way.

Facebook announced to take over Instagram on April 10, 2012. Instagram enables users to capture pictures and videos of their life memory and share with each other, whatever the environment is.

Users can choose different effects of photos including Lomo, Apollo, Poprocket and so on. After that, users can share the pictures or videos on Instagram, Foursquare, Twitter platform.

As a light but very interesting application, Instagram not only focuses on photo functions, but also integrates with lots of social elements, like the establishment of friend relations, reply and share. That is the biggest value the application owns.

September 26, 2022: Instagram Extends Stories to 60 Seconds

Now users can upload stories of up to 60 seconds without being broken up on Instagram. Before this update, users’ stories were cut into 15 seconds. Anyway, Instagram provides a new opportunity for users to tell better stories and produce better videos. Download Instagram now and try to create your own wonderful contents!

August 18, 2022: New Reels Features for Instagram

Meta announced that new Reels features will be updated on Instagram and Facebook soon, including an “Add Yours” sticker. Although the sticker was introduced for Instagram Stories last fall, now users are able to share and react with other users’ posts easily on both Instagram and facebook. Enjoy the new feature now!

June 22, 2022: New Monetization Tools

Meta is testing a designated place on Instagram where creators can get discovered and paid for content. Meta notes that the creator marketplace allows brands to share new partnership opportunities.

June 21, 2022: “Nudge” Teens Away From Some Negative Content

Instagram will now allow parents and guardians to send invitations to teens to initiate the setup of supervision tools. Once enabled, they’ll be able to limit their teen’s usage of the app during specific times of day and days of the week. They’ll also be able to see more information when the teen reports an account or a post, including who they reported and the type of report.

June 8, 2022: ‘Sensitive Content’ Controls Will Soon Filter All Recommended Content

Instagram is expanding the “sensitive” content setting, letting users turn off that content in recommendations throughout the app.The content controls will soon apply to search, Reels, hashtag pages, “accounts you might follow” and in-feed suggested posts. There are three settings, one that shows you less of this bucket of content, the standard setting and an option to see more sensitive content. Users under the age of 18 won’t be able to opt for the latter setting.

May 26, 2022: New Custom Typeface - Instagram Sans

Instagram rolled out its own font, called Instagram Sans, which is inspired by Instagram’s logo, the combination of squares and circles, thus it’s also called squircles. It works in many languages including script languages such as Thai and Japanese. Because of that, Instagram plans to use broadly both in marketing and in the app itself.

May 5, 2022: Instagram Is Testing A New “Get Quote” Button

Instagram is testing a new "Get Quote" button. Now select businesses can add a "Get Quote" button to their Instagram profile or add a "Get Quote" sticker to their stories.

Users can set up custom questions and ask customers if they can start a conversation.

If the customer fills out the survey, they can quickly get a quote for the business' product or service.This new feature makes it more convenient for customers and businesses to communicate on the platform.

April 21, 2022: Fundraising tool

In celebration of Earth Day, Instagram is adding a new fundraising tool for users in more than 30 countries, allowing them to create and donate to fundraisers directly from Instagram Reels. Instagram users can attach donation buttons to their Reels, and Meta will collect and pass along the donations to the 1.5 million nonprofits at no charge, covering the donation processing fees itself.

You can discover, watch, like, comment, and interact with all Reels videos in a dedicated space in Explore for free.

Watch & create fun short videos on Instagram Reels

* Use special camera effects to bring your video to life, including background music, face filters, & stickers

* Upload your creative video clips and get discovered on Explore

* Explore millions of videos

* Watch & share any Instagram Reels video with your friends

Add photos and videos to your story

* Bring your INSTA Story to life with fun & creative tools like face filters, emojis, Boomerang, and stickers

* Broadcast & watch live videos without needing to post on your feed

* Choose specific friends who can watch your video clips or make them public

* Video posts disappear after 24 hours

Message your friends in Direct

* Start fun conversations about what you see on Feed and Stories

* Share memes privately with your friends and have conversations

* Learn about what's trending from your favorite accounts and send them to friends

* Receive notifications when you receive a chat message

Post photos and videos to your INSTA Feed

* Upload photos from your phone library or take pictures straight from your camera and share them with your followers

* Show what you want on your profile

* Post short videos or photo updates from moments in your life

* Receive notifications when someone likes or comments on your post

Learn More About Your Interests

* Follow your favorite bands, celebrities, actors, athletes, and singers for live updates

* Watch skits, movie scenes, news updates, music performances, sports highlights, and more from your favorite pages

* Check out IGTV for longer videos from your favorite INSTA creators

* Get inspired by photos and videos from new accounts in Explore

* Discover brands and small businesses, and shop products that are relevant to your personal style