Latest Instagram Updates for 2022

Here’s a list of the most recent Instagram Updates for you so you can be in the know about what’s happening in the Instagram world.  Listicle credit goes to Preview which is an app you can use to arrange your Instagram Feed and is what I recommend to help you manage the IG platform.  Some information also gathered from The Verge.

1. Comment Reply in Reels: The official feature is called “Reels Visual Reply“. You reply to someone’s comment from one of your posts, in a Reels video. The comment will appear like a Sticker on top of your video.
2. Filter notification: Go to your Notification screen. You can choose what notifications you want to see: Only tags and mentions, comments, followers, or notifications from verified accounts or people you follow only.
3. Reminders of feed posts - Awesome if you have an announcement to make. Create a post with a Reminder. The Reminder can be a Reminder for your upcoming Live, a product launch, or any announcement you have. People can tap on your post and set up a reminder so they get notified to attend your event.
4. Chronological feed: Not everyone has this feature yet. Instagram is currently testing it on some accounts. So you might have to wait a bit to get it on yours. Instagram is bringing back a version of the chronological feed.
5. Reorder Reels Clip: This is awesome if you upload a bunch of clips in your Reels, and you want to reorder them. Just drag and drop them around.
6. Instagram Subscription. A new way to make money on Instagram. There will be a “Subscribe” button in your bio. You set how much you want to charge per month (from $0.99 to $99). People can subscribe to you. You post exclusive Instagram Stories and Lives for them. You will get paid. Note: Instagram is currently testing this new feature with a few creators in the US.
7. Delete multiple Instagram posts at once. Want to clean up your Instagram feed? You can mass delete or archive your Instagram posts now.
8. New IG poll feature: Probably one of the biggest changes on Instagram Stories. The Quiz and Poll Stickers merge into one – to create a new Poll Sticker design.
9. 60 seconds Reels: Instagram is allowing people to upload longer Reels. Instead of 30 seconds max, you can upload 60 seconds. There are rumors that Instagram is planning to increase it to 90 seconds. Let’s wait and see!
10. Remix option for all videos. Before, the Remix feature was available only to Reels videos. Now, Instagram has the option to remix all videos. If you don’t want people to remix your videos, just tap on the three dots “…” and turn off the Remix option.
11. Live displayed in your bio. Are you going Live soon? Want to make sure people see when you’re Live next? Schedule your Live, and it will appear in your bio. People will be able to tap on it and set a reminder for themselves, to make sure they don’t miss it.
12. Create your own 3D Avatar, and show up in your Stories as the Avatar. Awesome for those who don’t want to show their face all the time, or for brands who want to create a brand persona.
13. Reels on Facebook: Facebook launched “Facebook Reels“. This means you can now share your Instagram Reels on Facebook. Which means… potentially more Reels views for you! Big news too: Facebook can recommend and show your Reels to anyone’s Facebook Feeds (not just your friends). Which means… even more views for you! Of course, if you don’t want Facebook to automatically share your Reels across the Internet, you can opt out.
14. Import Audio for your Reels. Want to import your own audio, songs or music for your Reels video? Go on your Reels Press on the “Music” button Press “Import” The audio must be part of a video (so just make sure you save in your camera roll the video that has the audio you want)
15. Reels Layout. Add multiple photos or videos on one screen, in your Reels.
16. Automatically synchronize your Reels clips with the audio. Want your photos or videos to follow the beat of the song? There’s a feature for it.
17. Auto-generated captions for videos. You won’t have to manually type your captions anymore. Instagram is adding automatic captions for videos. This is useful for the deaf or hard-of-hearing communities, and people who like to watch videos on Instagram without sound.
18. Direct Messaging features

There are 7 new Direct Messaging (DM) features:

1. Reply while you browse
   You don’t need to go to your DMs to reply to a message. You can reply while browsing on Instagram.
2. DM shortcut
   Hold the share button under a post to quickly send the post to a friend. The friends that appear are your closest friends / the people you chat with the most.
3. See who is online
   Just like on the Facebook Messenger app, now you can see the profile pictures in your DMs. If there is a green dot next to their pic, it means they are online. Don’t want people to see if you’re online? Turn off the “Activity Status” in your Privacy Settings.
4. Play, pause and re-play music
   Instagram integrated with Apple Music, Amazon Music, and soon Spotify. You can share a song you love in your DMs. People will be able to listen to the first 30 seconds of it directly from the chat.
5. Silent mode
   Send a message without notifying your friends (if it’s late at night or if you know they are busy). Just type “@silent” along with the text of your message to send in silent mode.
6. Lo-Fi chat theme
   Want to chill? Or tired of the usual white or black chat background? Change it to the “lo-fi” theme.
7. Create a poll within your DMs
   Awesome to vote for something between friends, or if you have a closed group with clients.
8. You can “Like” Instagram Stories: Press on the heart button on the bottom right corner of your screen. It will not send a message notification to the person. Only the person sharing the Story can see that you liked it. If you press on the Like button by mistake, just tap on it again to “unlike”.

   20. Tag products on your post

21. Convert a Story into a Reel
22. Recommended posts in your home feed

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