Facebook configured to allow users to share Instagram stories on their main platform



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Facebook is testing a new feature that allows users to share Instagram stories directly to their Facebook stories.

For now, it is limited to a small number of users who, according to The Verge, will receive a pop-up window explaining that ‘Now your followers can choose to view your Instagram story from Facebook.

Only Facebook followers who also follow you on Instagram will be able to see your Instagram Stories.

User Stories will be color-coded by profile image, so viewers know where they come from: Facebook Stories have blue circles, while Instagram Stories have that app’s pink and orange border.

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Facebook is testing a new feature that allows users to share Instagram stories directly to their Facebook stories. Users must have their accounts linked and opt for the experience

Regular Instagram posts can now be automatically posted to a user’s Facebook feed and the company has also been encouraging users to post Cross Stories for some time.

The new option was first reported by a Twitter user. @ec_wife on Friday.

A Facebook spokesperson confirmed the plan in a tweet to industry insiders. Matt Navarra.

“ We are testing a new feature that gives people the option to view Instagram Stories on Facebook, making it easy to see the moments of the people that matter to you, regardless of the application you are using. ”



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A tweet from emerging users that they receive inviting them to link their Instagram and Facebook stories. Facebook friends who don’t follow you on Instagram won’t see your IG stories

Users must have their accounts linked to share Instagram Stories on Facebook and must subscribe to the experience.

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Facebook friends who don’t follow you on Instagram won’t see your story.

“This feature respects all privacy settings, and people on Instagram can choose not to have their story visible on Facebook,” the representative said.

Users can tell if they are viewing someone’s Facebook or Instagram story based on the border color of the profile photo – Facebook stories have blue circles, while Instagram stories have that app’s pink / orange border.

The company said it will listen to user feedback on the limited trial before rolling out the feature on a larger scale.

Stories are a huge asset to Instagram, as half of the site’s 1 billion users regularly engage with Instagram Stories.

In June, Instagram began testing a new layout that put Stories front and center on the home screen.

The social media site was reportedly working on a ‘See All Stories’ button that would allow users to view all short-term posts at once in a grid format.

The new sharing option is just the latest move in the company’s plan to integrate its platforms and dominate the social media space.

Last year, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed plans to unify Facebook and Instagram’s messaging infrastructure with WhatsApp, which Facebook bought for $ 19 billion in 2014.

Facebook began merging Facebook Messenger and Instagram in August.

That same month, Instagram introduced Reels, a challenge to TikTok that allows users to make 15-second videos that incorporate music, filters, and effects.

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