The Instagram notes feature in Pakistan allows users to select between two options, “Followers” and “Close friends”, similar to uploading stories.
Biggest social networking site Instagram notes feature introduce in Pakistan on Wednesday, which allows users to add emoticons and personal thoughts in textual form.
Instagram already launched this feature long ago for rest of the world. Users can update their thoughts using emojis and text up to 60 characters popping next to profile picture in the direct messages (DM) page. It is thought to be a similar feature to social networking site Twitter.
This notes feature in Pakistan also allows users to select between two options, “Followers” and “Close friends”, similar to uploading stories. Users can also reply separately to “notes” on the profiles of others users, the message would disappear after 24hrs. This feature has enhanced the user experience allowing them to update it after every 24hrs or even before that, depending on their personal choice. In another news, Instagram is planning on rolling out “group profiles” feature letting several users share content on one shared profile.
In addition to this, candid stories feature might make rounds as well, where users can share their ongoing activities only with the users who post their candid stories, similar to Snapchat streaks feature but with an additional setting of reminder for posting candid stories. Currently notes feature is getting popular among netizens as it give them the freedom to update their “what’s on your mind?” status.
Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers. Users can browse other users’ content by tag and location, view trending content, like photos, and follow other users to add their content to a personal feed.
Instagram was originally distinguished by allowing content to be framed only in a square (1:1) aspect ratio of 640 pixels to match the display width of the iPhone at the time. In 2015, this restriction was eased with an increase to 1080 pixels. It also added messaging features, the ability to include multiple images or videos in a single post, and a Stories feature—similar to its main competitor Snapchat—which allowed users to post their content to a sequential feed, with each post accessible to others for 24 hours. As of January 2019, Stories is used by 500 million people daily.
Originally published at Dunya News