Instagram launched disappearing posts and videos

Android Ios / by admin / December 19, 2019

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Instagram is once again trying to take the best chips and win Snapchat messenger on his own field. From that day on the largest social network for sharing photos and video starts to introduce ephemeral messages and live video.

Function Instagram Stories gets the second major update in the last few weeks. Last time appeared Boomerang mode - to mark the pictures of friends and share links.

Now, in the "History" you can broadcast live video. To do this, simply tap on the same button. Not to broadcast into space, users can configure notifications about the beginning of the broadcast to their followers. While watching the audience have the opportunity to chat with the author of the Stream, as well as to each other through comments. We should also note that the translation disappear immediately after completion. Thus Instagram wins the title of the most ephemeral platform for online streaming.

Another new feature of Instagram - disappearing posts. This feature is almost completely copied from Snapchat

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and is also available in the "Stories". Ephemeral messages can contain text, pictures or video, which will disappear after the first viewing. As destinations can be selected as an individual subscriber or group.

At the moment, the new features are available only to some Instagram users on iOS and Android, but in a few weeks should be open to all.