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Instagram spruced up its DM features on Monday. You can now share your live location with friends, handy for meetups at concerts or other crowded places. The social platform also now lets you add ...

Meta has not confirmed any plans to remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages, despite a viral social media post claiming the feature will be removed by May 2026.

Here's what Meta has to say about the change: "Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we're removing this option from Instagram in the coming months. Anyone who ...

Instagram has quietly rolled out the ability for users to schedule direct messages. The Meta-owned social network confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday that the new feature is rolling out to all users ...

You can now schedule messages by holding down the send button. This will open a menu where you can select the date and time you want your message to be sent. Instagram allows scheduling up to 29 days ...

Meta rolled out updates for two of its social media networks, including the ability for Instagram users to edit messages within 15 minutes of sending them and gestures in the Threads app for quick ...

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