Instagram is getting closer and closer to the big names in instant messaging. In the last few hours Meta has announced some new features for messages sent on Instagram: the ability to edit messages after sending.
The news that comes for i Instagram Direct it is absolutely in line with what is already possible to do on other instant messaging platforms. There editing sent messages finally arrives on Instagram too.
As you can see from the screenshots in the gallery, editing messages sent on Instagram works in one similar way to what we are used to on other platforms, such as WhatsApp. It will be possible to edit any message on Instagram within 15 minutes from its sending.
After this time it will no longer be possible to modify the message sent. To edit a message on Instagram it will be enough to select the message, holding down until the context menu appears, and then choose the option Edit.
At this point it will be possible edit or add text to the previously sent message.
Once you have confirmed the change you will see the caption just above the message a report it precisely the modification within the chat.
This novelty certainly makes Instagram messaging increasingly competitiveafter the functionality to delete messages sent in chat was introduced some time ago.
The new feature should already be there being distributed via server globally. This means you may have already received it. Together with this they arrive further newsalways from the perspective of Instagram as an absolutely competitive messaging platform:
- Features to enable or disable read receipts.
- Function for note individual or group chats at the top of the chat list.
- Function for answer chat with stickers, GIFs, videos, photos and voice messages.
- Possibility of customize the theme of the chat.
