Instagram News & Updates

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Instagram no longer has an Apple Watch app. The Verge can confirm that the version 39.0 update to the iPhone client, which comes with a changelog simply stating “general bug fixes and performance improvements,” removes the Watch app altogether.

Instagram abandons its Apple Watch app

 

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Instagram is one-upping Apple with a portrait mode feature that runs on a wider variety of phones and works with video, not just photos.
Instagram rolls out Focus portrait mode for videos and photos

 

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Today we’re introducing a few updates that make it faster and easier to upload photos and videos to your stories.

You’ll now be able to upload multiple photos and videos to your story all at once.

Improvements to Stories Uploads

 

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Instagram is rolling out a host of new features today, including video chat and a redesigned Explore page.

Video calls are coming to Instagram

 

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Get ready to shop the ‘Gram. Instagram just stealthily added a native payments feature to its app for some users. It lets you register a debit or credit card as part of a profile, set up a security pin, then start buying things without ever leaving Instagram.

Instagram quietly launches payments for commerce

 

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Instagram code reveals upcoming music feature

 

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Instagram CEO confirms upcoming “time spent” Usage Insights

 

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Today, we’re introducing music in Instagram Stories. Now you can add a soundtrack to your story that fits any moment and helps you express how you’re feeling.

Introducing Music in Stories

 

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Instagram’s Do Not Disturb and ‘Caught Up’ deter overgramming