Instagram launches quick reactions for Instagram Stories

It is what you most want when you see a Storie on Instagram. It doesn't matter if you love it, if it surprises you or if it leaves you in check, but you need to react. And this is exactly what the users of this social network will be able to do from now on. Those responsible for Instagram have just released a new feature, with which it will be possible to react quickly, as soon as we see a story.

Quick reactions are based on emojis: in fact, you have a total of eight available.The one that laughs out loud, the one with surprise, the one with the hearts in the eyes, a sad face with a little tear, the applause, the fire, the party and the 100-point emoji, in case we ever feel like giving it score for a story that we liked a lot.

Do you want to know how these quick reactions work in Instagram Stories? Well, keep reading to discover them. You will see that it is very easy.

How quick reactions work on Instagram Stories

Quick reactions do not have major complications. This new functionality should be available to all users of this social network, but if following the instructions we provide you to send your reactions do not appear, we will recommend that you update the Instagram application as soon as possible Either on your iOS or Android device. Within a few seconds you should have this feature on your phone. That done, now let's get down to business:

1. Access your Instagram and take a look at the Stories. I'm sure you'll find one you love, so it's time to use reactions.

2. Click on the 'Send message' box, where you usually write your responses to Stories. Immediately afterwards, the keyboard will be activated so that you can type a message, but also the emojis that are available to react quickly will appear.

3. Choose the one you want to send to the person who made the story and wait for it to be sent. You'll see the reaction appear full screen,as if it were a shower of applause, little faces with hearts, or party streamers. Everything will depend on what you have chosen.

4. The reaction will have been sent. If you want to add something else, you can do it without problems. That is, you have the option to send as many reactions as you consider and then you can also write messages, if you want to, so that the owner of the Stories can reach them through private messages. And that's it.

What will the author of the Instagram Story see?

The reactions you send through Instagram will not fall on deaf ears, no matter what. The authors of the Stories will receive quick reactions from all the people who have dared to send them, always through private messages, so they will not be public for all other users.

As you can see in the screenshot, Stories authors will get notifications about everyone's reactions and will see them in a thumbnail of your story. Then, if they consider it appropriate, they will also be able to reply to them through a private message.

If you want to react to the reaction to finish curling, you can double-click on the heart at the bottom of the chat box.