Instagram Introduces New Features to Connect With Friends and Followers

Instagram has recently announced the roll out of several new features to make it easier for users to connect with their friends and followers. The Meta-owned service has added notes, candid stories, group profiles, collaborative collections and more. The notes feature will allow users to update their friends using text and emoji and replies will arrive as direct messages (DMs) in the user's inbox.

The notes feature will let users post a short message of up to 60 characters with text and emoji. They can select the followers they follow back or those from their existing “Close Friends” list to share notes with. Once done, the notes will appear at the top of their friends' inboxes for 24 hours, similar to an Instagram story. Users will be able to check responses to their notes in their DMs.

The other feature is the “Add Yours” on stories, which lets users nominate friends to participate in the stories. This feature can be accessed by tapping the “pass it on” button. The group profiles feature will enable users to create a profile for a group of friends. This profile will show stories, posts and messages shared by the group.

The collaborative collections feature will let users create collections of their favorite posts, stories and collections from other users. This feature will make it easier for users to organize and share their content with their friends. The candid stories feature will enable users to share stories without having to post them on their profile.

In conclusion, Instagram has rolled out several new features to make it easier for users to connect with their friends and followers. These features include notes, candid stories, group profiles, collaborative collections and more. The notes feature will let users update their friends using text and emoji and replies will arrive as direct messages (DMs) in the user's inbox.