Instagram has introduced new features, including Candid Stories, based on the BeReal app; Notes, which allows users to add text status updates; and Group Profiles, which allows users to create shared profiles with multiple collaborators.
The social network has stated that these are new updates in testing, which are focused on helping users "feel closer to the people they care about" and connecting with friends as "a central part of the Instagram experience," as stated on the official blog.
In this regard, the platform led by Adam Mosseri has included "Honest Stories," a new type of story visible only to profiles that also share their own, and which seeks to capture what is being done at that moment.
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This new feature introduces a daily notification reminder that will indicate when this "candid story" should be taken by taking a photo of the moment.
These candid stories will be placed at the top of your feed, and only one can be posted per day. You can also disable the daily notification from your settings and instead create a "candid story" directly from the Stories Vault or from a multi-author story.
This is a similar model to that of BeReal, the app launched in 2019 and which has gained significant popularity among users over the past year. In fact, Instagram joins other social networks like Snapchat and TikTok, which have also implemented a daily alert for sharing content. Meta is also testing a similar feature on Facebook Stories.
Instagram is also testing a "Notes" feature as "a new way to share thoughts and learn about those of friends." It's based on short posts of up to 60 characters, which can only include text and emojis. It will be a format similar to a tweet, although presented differently.
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To post a note, access it from the top of your inbox, where you select followers or people from your best friends list. Once you've selected who you want to post it to and written the note, it will appear at the top of your inbox for 24 hours. Users can also respond to notes via direct message.
Another new feature is "Group Profiles," a new type of profile for sharing posts and stories. In these group profiles, different users can create content for a dedicated profile, which will be shared with group members instead of their followers and posted on the group profile instead of their own.
Additionally, Instagram has also begun testing "collaborative collections," allowing users to save posts to a shared collection created in their group or direct message chat. These posts can be saved from the feed or by sharing them with a friend in direct message and saving them from there.
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