After a few months of testing, Instagram began enabling hidden 'Likes' on stories for all users. It's a feature that allows you to reply to posts that last 24 hours without emojis invading your direct message inbox, and it also adds privacy.
The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, he emphasized in a video published on his profile Twitter that Likes on Instagram stories are private. In other words, only the user who posted this story can see who 'liked' it.
❤️ Private Story Likes ❤️
Starting to roll out today, you can now send some love by liking people's stories without sending a DM.
Likes on stories are private and do not have counts. Rather, they appear as hearts next to people's handles in your Stories view sheet. 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/l56Rmzgnnw
How Instagram Stories Likes Work
Unlike reactions, which are sent directly to a direct message, Likes on Instagram Stories will appear in the views list. Owners will also be able to see who responded with a Like, as a small heart emoji will appear next to the profile picture.
Users will be able to like a story via a new heart-shaped button that will appear at the bottom of the screen, between the paper airplane icon, which is used to share the story, and between the text, which will allow you to reply to this post with a direct message.
Instagram, remember, also includes likes on posts, videos, or reels, but story likes are slightly different. Not only because they're private and only the owner can see them. Also because the so-called Private Story Likes do not show a number (or count) and They disappear after 24 hours, just like stories.
How to enable likes for Instagram stories
Instagram is gradually enabling private likes on users' stories. This function is will be implemented automatically for all users in the coming weeks.
However, It is recommended that you install the latest version of the application.
# Instagram keeps working on the new "❤️ Love" sticker 👀
ℹ️ The sticker has a new design and a new animation 💓 💓 💓 pic.twitter.com/7WWfoOKe4o
Interestingly, likes on Instagram Stories It is not the only function support that the company is developing. As developer Alesandro Paluzzi discovered, the social network property of Goal has also created a tag for Stories called 'Send Love;
This specifically allows that People insert the usernames of friends, family, or associates to show their support in a short-lived post. The feature, however, has so far failed to roll out.
The easiest way to download photos and videos from Instagram
Without a doubt, the application is one of the best options in Internet to download any post or reel hosted on Instagram to an Android device, free and secure. To do so, follow these simple steps:
1. Install the App to Download IG Videos
The first thing to do is head to Snaptube's official website on any browser and choose to download its APK on your phone.
Next, click on the downloaded APK and grant your browser permission to install apps from third-party sources.
2. Copy the URL of the Instagram Post
Once Snaptube is installed on your phone, you can download any Instagram post. To do this, log in to Instagram and search for some photo/video to download.
Then, you need to click on the icon of the three points that are on the post and copy its URL.
3. Upload the Instagram post to Snaptube
After you have copied the link, what follows is open Snaptube in the device, then go to your search bar at the top and paste the URL from the Instagram post.
In a short time, the Instagram post will be loaded into Snaptube's native interface.
4. Download the video/photo from Instagram on your Android
Once the Instagram photo or video is uploaded, a download icon appears at the bottom.
So then, the next thing is to click on the button Discharge and select the format/resolution preferred in which the file will be saved on the device.
And that's it. Just four steps are enough to save any photo/video from Instagram directly to a mobile device.
The best part is that Snaptube can be used to download media files from many other sources. and all for free and safely.
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