Instagram caused battery drain on Android phones, confirms Google

[ad_1] Instagram is undoubtedly one of the most used apps on Android devices. The Meta-owned social media platform, which has more than a billion users worldwide, is one of the most preferred ways to share images, videos and see what others are up to. In the last few weeks, several Android smartphone users have been […]

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Instagram ‘Glimpse’ stories could take on BeReal: How it will work

[ad_1] Meta’s Instagram is reportedly working on a new feature to take on growing social media platform BeReal. In the latest update, reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi has suggested that this implementation will be called ‘Instagram Glimpse’. With Instagram Glimpse, users will be able to share on their story a picture that captures whatever is in […]

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Facebook, Instagram get more creator tools: What’s new?

[ad_1] Meta has recently introduced new creator tools for both Instagram and Facebook. As part of the company’s announcement during Creator Week 2022, new ways for creators to make money on the social media platforms was announced. Here’s a quick look at all the new additions. Note that most of these features are currently only […]

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Meta’s Instagram users reach 2 billion, closing in on Facebook

[ad_1] Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram now has 2 billion monthly active users worldwide, closing in on the 2.96 billion who use Facebook, in a sign of the social media giant’s shifting makeup. The company disclosed the number during an otherwise-gloomy earnings report Wednesday, when a shaky ad market clouded Meta’s forecast and sent its shares […]

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Instagram brings new age verification options to India: Here’s how it works

[ad_1] Meta-owned social media service Instagram has been adding more new features to the platform to make it a safer space for users and one of the areas it has been working on for this is age verification. The platform started introducing new ways to verify age in some regions earlier this year and these […]

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Facebook, Instagram users in the US can now connect wallets and share NFTs

[ad_1] Meta announced that Facebook and Instagram users in the US can now connect their crypto wallets and share their digital collectibles on the platform. These users can also cross-post their digital collectibles across both Facebook and Instagram. This feature was earlier available to select influences and creators on the platform. Once a user connects […]

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Instagram testing new ‘Repost’ button: All you need to know

[ad_1] Instagram will soon let you repost other users’ posts just like the ability to reshare stories. Reposts will allow users to send posts they want to share with their followers directly to their home feeds, instead of sharing shortcuts to these posts on their story. Reposts would also stick around for as long as […]

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