Facebook Messenger sneaks into your private Instagram messages
Table of contents:
- Chat on Messenger or Instagram without switching apps
- New features, more stickers and security controls
This is not a surprise, as Facebook has been rolling out these kinds of changes since last month. However, a plus is added in this update that will change the Instagram inbox forever. We tell you all the news.
Chat on Messenger or Instagram without switching apps
The central idea of this update is that users can communicate with their Instagram and Messenger contacts using any of the apps. A dynamic that will work for both messages and video calls.
This does not mean that Instagram and Messenger inboxes are being merged, since messages will not all be centralized in the same place. Both will continue to be independent apps Instagram DMs will continue to be in the app, with the added bonus of including those messages sent by Facebook users.
Of course, this is an option that can be configured and customized according to the needs of each user.
New features, more stickers and security controls
Facebook brings a number of attractive features to Instagram, following the same style of Messenger. For example:
- New way to control the life of messages You can configure a new mode (vanishing mode) so that DMs disappear when they are seen or you close the chat.
- More colorful chats You can customize the appearance of the chats, for example, you can choose different color gradients.
- Stickers and emojis Some of the novelties is that you can create your own “selfie stickers” to use in chats, configure shortcuts to your favorite emojis or give a fun touch to the messages with an animated effect
- New options to interact in chats You can reply to a specific chat message to keep the conversation going and use “forwarding” to share any content with up to 5 users or groups.
- Better security controls Facebook has also added more options to report inappropriate content. As of the update, it will be possible to report complete chat conversations. And of course, you can always decide who can send you DM and who can't.
These changes will begin to roll out in some countries, and will roll out to all users in the future.
