Instagram tests DM feature for web version

The social media platform Instagram recently announced the company is testing out direct messaging for its web version.

DMs, but make them desktop. 👍

We’re currently testing Direct messaging on the web, so you can read and reply to your messages from wherever you are. pic.twitter.com/VJ06EpETxG

— Instagram (@instagram) January 14, 2020

According to The Verge, the new feature will enable desktop users to have access to the mobile app's DM functions like creating groups, creating chats, liking chat messages.

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Users will also be able to see the number of unread messages and get desktop notifications of DMs.

The new feature is to be added so users could “stay in touch with the people you care about,” told Instagram spokesperson to The Verge.

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At present, the social media platform is just testing the feature out official wide-scale launch is soon to come.

This article originally published on The Star.