Instagram is rolling out a handful of useful updates to its direct messaging service, including message translation, music stickers, and the ability to schedule messages.
Message translation has been available on Facebook Messenger since 2018, but it’s only now making its way to Instagram DMs. It’s a little ridiculous that it took Meta this long to roll it out— WhatsApp still doesn’t have it—but better late than never, right?
Now, you can translate messages in your Instagram chat by simply long-pressing on a sent or received message and tapping Translate. The translated text will appear right below the original.
Another addition to DM is music stickers. The feature lets you share a snippet of your selected song in messages. You’ll find the new Music option under the Stickers tab in your chat, where you can search for a song to share. Just keep in mind that the sticker will only include a 30-second preview of the song.
Instagram is also adding the ability to schedule messages, which should come in handy for things like birthday wishes at exactly midnight. You can long press the send button to schedule a message and select your preferred time from the available customization options.
Group chats are getting a small but useful tweak as well. Each group will now have a personalized QR code that you can share to invite others. However, group admins will still have control over who can join as they can refresh the QR code at any time to limit access.
And finally, Instagram is expanding last year’s feature that lets users pin up to three chat threads in their DMs. Now, you’ll also be able to pin specific messages within one-on-one or group conversations, making it easier to keep important texts front and center.
These new features have already started rolling out globally, so if you don’t see them yet, they should arrive soon.
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