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Updated: October 1, 2020 2:25:26 pm
Before attempting to opt-in, you will need to connect your Facebook account to your Instagram account. (Image: Facebook)
Facebook-owned Instagram has launched a new feature that allows users to connect their Instagram direct messages with Messenger. This means that you can now send and receive messages to and from Messenger users from Instagram. The feature is rolling out slowly for users, who are allowed to choose whether to merge their inboxes or not.
If a user decides to upgrade, the messaging experience on the Instagram app becomes quite similar to the Messenger platform, giving users features like message forwarding and customizing chat threads. Apart from these, the company has also added a bunch of new features including selfie stickers, Watch Together, vanishing mode, and more.
Aside from this, Facebook is also adding new controls to manage your privacy, including whether message requests go to your Chats list, your Message Requests folder, or whether you receive them.
Here we will see how you can set up the new feature and start messaging your Facebook friend from your Instagram account.
* Update your Instagram application from Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
* Open the Instagram application and go to the direct messages section, touching the airplane symbol located in the upper right corner.
* The app will provide you with a pop-up regarding the new feature and ask if you want to participate or not.
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* Tap on opt-in and you will now see a new messaging user interface, which will look similar to Facebook Messenger.
* From there, you can send and receive messages just like you did before.
Note: This feature is rolling out slowly and may not be available right away, you may have to wait a bit for it to appear.
Before attempting to opt-in, you will need to connect your Facebook account to your Instagram account.
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