Instagram has been beefing up DMs with over 20 updates in the last year, focusing on AI and user interaction. We put them all ...

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If you’ve been waiting for the perfect moment to slide into your crush’s DMs, now might not be the time. Unfortunately, the gods of Instagram can work in mysterious ways. People are reporting that ...

Instagram is giving users a host of new options when sending direct messages (or DMs to you and I) on its platform. The most useful is a new option to quickly reply to a DM directly from your feed ...

Sliding into Instagram DMs just got a lot more fun. On March 31, Instagram launched a handful of new Direct Message features like the ability to share music, create a poll in chats, and to reply while ...

Meta rolled out updates for two of its social media networks, including the ability for Instagram users to edit messages within 15 minutes of sending them and gestures in the Threads app for quick ...

Instagram spruced up its DM features on Monday. You can now share your live location with friends, handy for meetups at concerts or other crowded places. The social platform also now lets you add ...

Meta plans to end end-to-end encrypted direct messages on Instagram beginning May 8, 2026, according to recent reporting on the company’s shifting privacy strategy. The decision would reverse a ...

Here's what Meta has to say about the change: "Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we're removing this option from Instagram in the coming months. Anyone who ...

Instagram released a whole host of new features for app users in February, and most of them are intended to bring messaging ...

Instagram is one of the most used social media platforms, and the end-to-end encryption on the app allows the messages shared via the app to be safe and secure. The feature is designed in a way to ...