Instagram is testing a standalone app for private messages called Direct, a first step toward possibly toward removing messaging features from the core app. Direct, which opens to the camera in ...

Instagram's messaging icon changes to a Facebook Messenger logo when you update. The update appears to be rolling out across iOS and Android, and for now, the transition is optional.

Like Twitter DMs, Instagram Direct messages stay separate from your main photo stream. After the update, an inbox logo appears in the top right corner of the Instagram app. Tapping it brings up ...

Instagram is planning to bring direct message support to the web, helping make its web experience more app-like. According to a new report from TechCrunch, Instagram is testing Instagram Direct on ...

Instagram is testing its direct message feature for the mobile web and desktop, ... Google just changed its ‘G’ logo. Samsung’s S25 Edge is a thin phone with two big tradeoffs.

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Instagram took another page from the Snapchat playbook on Tuesday when it announced that it's bringing disappearing photos and videos to its messaging platform, Instagram Direct.. That means you ...

A web version could make Instagram Direct a more full-fledged SMS alternative rather than just a tacked-on feature for discussing the photo and video app’s content.