Instagram is a platform that is largely known for sharing photos, although the company has been making some changes to Instagram Direct where they appear to be trying to make it more of a instant messaging platform. For example users can now make video calls to other Instagram users, and now we have yet another new Direct feature.
The company has recently announced the launch of a new feature for Direct in the form of walkie-talkies. Basically this allows users to send other users a voice message. Users need to launch Instagram, head on over to their Direct messages and in the text box, you should see a microphone icon.
Users will need to press and hold down on the microphone button to send each other voice messages. These messages are permanent and can be recorded for up to a minute long. Other than that it doesn’t seem to be any different from voice messaging features that we have seen in other apps, but if you use Instagram to communicate frequently then maybe it could be worth checking out.
The feature should already be in the process of rolling out, so do keep an eye out for the feature if this is something that you might be interested in using.
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