8 functions that we would like to see on Instagram yes or yes
Table of contents:
- Direct in Best Friends
- Find who has seen the Stories
- Longer audio in direct messages
- Share the Stories of others in our story
- See who has seen the featured Stories
- Sort posts on Instagram
- Sort the effects of Stories
- Completely anonymous surveys or questions
Instagram is a very complete social network. Increasingly. Facebook, which owns Instagram, keeps adding new features to stories and posts. The possibility of highlighting the comments of the publications was recently included. However, there are functions or features that are not yet on Instagram and that we would like to see yes or yes. We review them.
Direct in Best Friends
One of the best features of Instagram, but it could be even better if the direct ones came to the Best Friends function.That is to say, that the social network gave us the possibility of broadcasting live for all our followers or only for the users that we have added in Best Friends The function would be like the one we see when publishing a story, since here it does allow us to publish it for the whole world or only for the followers that are added in Best Friends.
Another interesting option would be the possibility of choosing who we want to enter our Live on Instagram,whether or not they are in Best Friends. It would be something like a private direct. The user would be notified by direct message and only the one or others who have been invited could enter. Although considering that influencers monetize even the Best Friends option, I don't even want to imagine how they would take advantage of this function to increase their income.
Find who has seen the Stories
Yes, Instagram already allows us to see who has seen the Stories, but not to search for the username to see if that specific person has seen it. On many occasions the list of users who see the published story is very long, and scrolling to see who has seen it can be tedious. In some functions, such as followers, we can search by username, why not in stories?
The implementation would be quite simple: add a search bar just above the user views. If searching for the name appears , it means you have seen our story.
Longer audio in direct messages
The audios of Instagram direct messages have a maximum duration of 1 minute. On many occasions a minute is not enough time to tell something. Facebook could add in Instagram the possibility of sending audios of a longer duration. For example, 5 minutes maximum. Although it is clear that this function is not going to please everyone.
Share the Stories of others in our story
This function could cause a bit of controversy for the privacy of the user who uploads a story, but it would be very interesting. I mean the possibility of sharing a story from an Instagram user in our story,just as it happens when someone mentions us or as we can already do with publications . It would be very useful to react, for example, to the story uploaded by a celebrity, an account of interest or our friends.
If a user does not want their story to be shared in the profiles of others, there could be an option in the settings that deactivates this, as it already happens with the possibility of replying to the Stories of the followers.
See who has seen the featured Stories
Another feature related to Instagram stories. In this case, with the featured Stories. The social network does not allow us to see who has seen that story anchored in our profile. Personally I think that option should be added , since it only lets us see which people have seen it when the publication was in the profile story, and not in the highlights.
Sort posts on Instagram
Instagram posts are sorted by upload date. That is, the most recent first. There could be an option so that we can choose the order of the publications In this way the profile could look much more striking, highlighting the most beautiful photographs in the upper area or creating a collage with images with the same effect etc.
Sort the effects of Stories
Instagram Stories Effects is one of the best features Instagram has, but they could go a step further with the ability to sort effects. For example, put the filters that we use the most or even separate them by folders or categories: photo effects, fun filters, etc.
Completely anonymous surveys or questions
Yes, when a user shares a question on their Instagram story, it is displayed anonymously. However, the user who has added the question sticker to her story can see who has asked. The same goes for surveys. Instagram should add an option to those stickers for completely anonymous questions and that Instagram warns that not even the user will be able to see who is asking or answering the poll.
