Instagram updates private photo messaging to be more like Snapchat<article>
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We all know a picture is worth a thousand words, so it’s surprising Instagram didn’t let you send photos back and forth—until now.</p><p>
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Instagram updated its in-app messaging feature, Instagram Direct, so that you could reply to a private photo message using a selfie or video taken on the spot. Direct messages are now also threaded so you can continue conversations and view the messaging history between you and your friends. In addition, Instagram Direct now lets you share a public Instagram photo directly with a friend. Previously whenever you’d stumble upon a funny, inspiring or relevant Instagram pic that made you think of one of your friends, you had to tag that person in a comment using @-mentions. Instagram noticed that about 40 percent of comments included this @-mention, so the app decided to make it easier to share a photo directly with a specific person or group of people and start a private conversations around that photo.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2978886/apps/instagram-updates-private-photo-messaging-to-be-more-like-snapchat.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Instagram updates private photo messaging to be more like Snapchat
