Among the new features added to Instagram, one has gained more notoriety due to being a “copy” of a social network that continues to increase in popularity: BeReal.
The 'Candid Stories' or 'Honest Stories' will seek to get users to take a selfie a day showing us their face and what they have around them in a show of "candor" with their followers.
BeReal, curiously, it became popular for this function.
Launched in 2019, users of this platform share one image per day using both the front and rear cameras at the same time. It has become very popular among young people, so this "adaptation" by users is not so surprising. Instagram.
Users will only be able to see the 'Candid Stories' from your friends once they have uploaded theirs.
Meta has been working on its own version since the beginning of this year., but the company noted that “it was an internal prototype.” Snapchat and TikTok have also released versions of BeReal in recent months.
For now, these stories will initially be tested in South Africa and are expected to roll out to other countries soon.
A new tool that surprised users of Instagram It was 'Notes'.
You can now add a 60-character status update to your profile in the app's messaging inbox.
As with 'Candid Stories', Instagram has been testing this feature for months, but the feature may have taken on new meaning following Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter. The New York Times reported last week that Some at Meta suggested that Notes could help the company compete with Twitter at a time when many are looking for alternatives.
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