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Retail Asia14/12/2022

Instagram is pretty quick when it comes to iterating new features even considering the time needed for testing. Soon after Elon Musk revealed plans to add the option to write 4,000-character messages on Twitter, Instagram went live with its own take on the same feature The new feature called Notes allows users to send text […]

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Retail Asia01/11/2022

Instagram seems to be down for a lot of people around the globe at the time of this writing, according to users flocking to Twitter to make their plight known to the entire world (oh, the irony) and the always reliable Downdetector platform. The situation is already so widespread that the social network’s PR team has […]

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Retail Asia25/08/2022

It appears that Instagram is working on another new feature. A popular tipster and reverse engineer, Alessandro Paluzzi, has recently tweeted that the social media is developing a feature called Candid Challenges. With Candid Challenges enabled, you will receive a notification every day, at a different time, reminding you to take a photo using both […]

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Retail Asia22/07/2022

Instagram now offers a new map experience for Android and iPhone users, which should allow you to rediscover local businesses and find popular locations around you more easily. As the social media announced, you can now tap on location tags inside a post in your feed or in a Story of a friend to find […]

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Retail Asia09/06/2022

On Twitter and TikTok, you have this cool feature to ‘pin’ certain posts on your profile. The pinned items will stay on top of your posts, and whenever a user visits your profile, these will be the first items they see. So, you get to present your profile with the exact highlights you want people […]

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Retail Asia03/06/2022

According to Instagram, using Reels can significantly increase the number of your followers on the platform. The social media says that, during a 60-day period, public accounts with over 10,000 followers that uploaded at least five Reels got more followers than those in the same category who did not post Reels at all. And, to […]

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Retail Asia19/05/2022

Instagram has rather silently started implementing changes to their signature Stories feature. A limited number of users have already encountered the new Stories layout, which reduces the visibility of excessive posts. At this point, Instagram has become a cultural phenomenon. The social media platform has revolutionized the way people interact and has pushed forward a […]

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Retail Asia05/05/2022

Instagram has been implementing new features like crazy in the past couple of months. The product tagging option we told you about is now live in the US, and the new feed options announced in January are already live as well. Now there’s another cool feature in the works, according to Instagram chief Adam Mosseri who tweeted the following: “We’re testing […]

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Retail Asia22/04/2022

Sick of seeing only TikToks on Reels? So is Instagram. On a more serious note, Instagram is tweaking its algorithm not only to crack down on reposts but also to incentivize creators to produce original content. Adam Mosseri, the current head of Instagram, announced yesterday some interesting changes coming to the social media platform. In […]

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Retail Asia29/03/2022

Instagram is allegedly working on a new Snapchat-like way for you to respond to your friends’ Stories. According to Alessandro Paluzzi (a developer who discovers upcoming new features by reverse engineering apps), Instagram is working on a feature that will allow users to create voice messages as another way to react to Instagram Stories. In […]

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Retail Asia17/03/2022

Instagram’s parent company, Meta announced back in December it will bring new parental controls to the social network at some point this year. Starting today, these parental controls are rolling out to Instagram users in the United States, Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri confirmed this week. First off, a new Family Center is making its way to Instagram users […]

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Retail Asia25/02/2022

Do you want more Instagram followers? Are you looking for ways to get your account seen by more people? If so, you’re in the right place. There are many different ways to increase the number of Instagram followers that you have. For example, you can buy Instagram followers via one of the best sites listed […]

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Retail Asia23/02/2022

It seems like Meta is less keen on helping you keep on top of your social media usage, and more specifically, on Instagram. The company has quietly updated its “Daily Limit” feature, which was designed to let you receive a notification if you spend too much time on the app. Now, instead of adding more […]

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Retail Asia16/02/2022

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, announced on Twitter that Instagram is introducing a new feature called “Private Story Likes,” which allows Instagram users to like a Story without the platform sending a direct message to the Story’s author. Before the Private Story Likes feature, to respond to a Story you could only send a […]

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Retail Asia09/02/2022

I don’t think I’m exaggerating saying that Instagram is overwhelmed with requests from users with hacked accounts. Although the company has been trying to make the process of recovering a hacked account easier, there’s no better defense against hackers than prevention, something that Instagram has been lacking lately. Lately, the social network giant has been pushing […]

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Retail Asia07/02/2022

It looks like Instagram is working on a few new features. Leaker Alessandro Paluzzi, a mobile developer, and a reverse engineer shared on Twitter that Instagram could be working on: An option to share Reels directly on Facebook Improving the Story and Reels editor’s guidelines Enabling you to leave a message if you can’t answer a […]

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Retail Asia03/02/2022

According to a new leak, Instagram could be working on allowing users to create longer Reels than is currently possible. Alessandro Paluzzi, a popular tipster and reverse engineer on Twitter who has released many a juicy preview of upcoming app updates, has discovered that the Meta-owned platform is preparing to introduce a 90-second limit on Instagram Reels, […]

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Retail Asia21/01/2022

In the vast cyber jungle we call The Internet there are potential threats lurking in every dark corner, every thick bush. Now, dramatic preludes aside, there is a lot of bad content around the web – such as the pornography that spam bots were peddling on Instagram. The popular social network has been constantly testing new […]

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Retail Asia14/01/2022

Instagram is working on ways it can better rival the crazy popular short-video-sharing platform TikTok, and a redesigned way to show Stories is one of them. The company announced such a feature will be coming back last year, but now, it has finally started appearing to some users for testing. The feature was first spotted […]

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Retail Asia12/01/2022

Facebook is busy adding new features to its sweet child Instagram, as it seems. According to the app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi, the popular photo social network will be getting a cool new feature soon. Paluzzi posted a couple of images on Twitter, showing the new functionality in action. “Instagram is working on the ability to edit […]

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