Instagram already copies even Snapchat masks
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The impudence of Instagram, and therefore of Facebook, in this copying of Snapchat has reached a key point. The latest thing to hit Snapchat has been its signature masks. An effect for selfies with which to put animal ears and snouts on people, or create scenes in augmented reality. One more excuse to wipe Snapchat off the map.
The official Instagram accounts in English and Spanish have been announced within their own social network.The masks arrive to give a more friendly and youthful touch to the Instagram stories. And they are only available in this section. But there's lots of other new features in the latest update.
Masks
They are integrated into Instagram Stories. You just have to click on the new icon to display the menu of these. At the moment there are a total of eight with different effects and qualities From the ability to transform the user into a koala, to another that creates a living and animated meme with equations flying around the head. These are mobile elements that follow the user. As seen on Snapchat from the start.
These resources can be used for photos, videos or even boomerang animations. Something that will cause a sensation among the general public.
New effects for Instagram stories
Also like Snapchat, Instagram has integrated new features for its Instagram Stories. One of them is the possibility to record videos that are rewound That is, they are shown from the end to the beginning. This is a new button next to Live Video or Hands Free.
Already in the field of own creativity, Instagram has introduced tag stickers or hashtags. As with placements, it is now possible to conveniently create labels and plant them directly on the story.
Finally a new brush has been added. It's actually a eraser. One more drawing tool that offers interesting possibilities: either to undo a stroke or to write over something previously painted.
All these news arrive in the last update of Instagram for Android and iPhone. Both are already launched a few hours after they land in the app stores for all users.
