Instagram has quietly added a native payments feature to its photo sharingapp for some users.
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The feature now allows users to send audio messages to each other that can be up to one minute long. These messages can be sent either through a private or group chat.
Instagram testing standalone Direct messaging app
Starting today, you can send voice messages in Direct. Talk the way you want to be heard, whether by whispering what you’re up to or shouting a compliment. pic.twitter.com/3rkdQneNXO
— Instagram (@instagram) December 10, 2018
You can use this feature by holding down the microphone button and releasing it once you want to send the message. You can slide your finger to the left and trash it if you wish to re-record.
The photosharing app is trying to keep up with the new trend of voice messages as its parent company, Facebook Messenger rolled out the same feature many years back. WhatsApp also allows users to send voice recordings without any time constraints.
Most users aren't really in favour of this new feature and instead insisted that the algorithm must be worked on. They took to Twitter to discuss the feature.
Instagram introduces new ‘type mode’ feature in stories
Instagram stopped becoming instagram..
— Vallen Alexander (@TheValAlexander) December 10, 2018
Oh god... that’s going to be bad lol
— John (@John_Alannn) December 10, 2018
Can we have chronological order back? How about an option to stop videos from autoplaying? Nobody asked for this!
— Patrick B (@patbarn119) December 11, 2018
Please stop! You can’t even improve the video quality ☹️
— Maria Anna (@holamariaanna) December 10, 2018
How about fixing the “action blocked” message for the stories?? I updated 30 minutes ago and still have this issue pic.twitter.com/b9OwJlriPR
— Cheyenne Pettiford (@cheychey830) December 11, 2018
How bout desktop access to Direct? It’s one of the past items I need to go completely phone-less at home.
— Flapjacks Jockey (@FlapjacksJockey) December 10, 2018
What happened to being innovative? pic.twitter.com/UadS6SsB7O
— Hafeni Tulongeni Hamukoto (@HHafeni) December 10, 2018
Fix your support pages for the Hacked accounts process that would be a great feature to add. #fail
— Ade Thompson (@apt) December 11, 2018
We have literally 1000 ways to do that. All we want from YOU is chronological posting.
— Triana🌊 (@trianat) December 10, 2018
How about you let me make a poll instead of adding something else I can’t use?
— Ben Hopkins (@Hoppa1991) December 10, 2018
Can you just fix first your algorithm before adding new features over and over again
— janinefayeee (@jpipay_) December 11, 2018
The update is rolling out for iOS and Android version and should show up on your app once its updated.
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