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Instagram Gains Direct Message Editing, Pinned Chats and More

Instagram today announced several updates for its direct messaging feature, including message editing and pinned chats. Direct messages sent on Instagram can now be edited for up to 15 minutes after sending.

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To edit a message, long press on it and then choose the "Edit" option. Users will see that the content has been edited, and the feature brings Instagram in line with Facebook and with Apple's own iMessage editing feature.

Up to three chats will soon be able to pinned to the top of the message inbox, with support for both group messages and one on one conversations. Swipe left or tap and hold on a chat and choose the "pin" option to pin it to the top of the messaging interface.

Instagram added a new toggle for disabling read receipts, which can be done for all chats or just for certain chats. The account-wide setting can be turned on in the settings section by going to Messages and then story replies.

Along with these updates, Instagram introduced several new themes that can be activated on a per-chat basis, plus there is now an option to save favorite stickers in DMs for quicker access. Pressing and holding on a sticker allows it to be saved.

These new features are rolling out to Instagram users starting today, and it can take some time for the options to be available for everyone.

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Top Rated Comments

diamornte Avatar
29 months ago
And still no dedicated version of an iPad app.
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falainber Avatar
29 months ago

people still use this app?
Probably more than they use any Apple app.
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29 months ago
Good to see these changes. Editing within 15 minutes is a nice addition.
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nymphe Avatar
29 months ago

Yet, the read receipt and notification on the iOS app are still broken. I literally have to respond to someone to get a read message to show up as "read". Otherwise, it'd still has that unread dot. (so annoying)
Are you maybe using your iPhone with larger icons? If you use the larger icons etc. setting, then instagram is acting very inconsistent while messaging. Try to scroll the conversation couple of times, then your message will be marked as read.
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29 months ago
Interesting. I’ve been able to edit my IG DMs for months. But other people were not able to see the edits. I guess this explains why.
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impulse462 Avatar
29 months ago
people still use this app?
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