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Instagram Direct Gets 'Walkie Talkie' Style Voice Messaging Feature

Instagram Direct Gets 'Walkie-Talkie' Style Voice Messaging Feature 165b5t

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 11 December 2018 18:24 IST

Instagram has added the ability to send private voice messages on Android and iOS 5i4o6c

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Instagram Direct has gained with the voice messaging feature
It sends your voice message once you release the microphone button
The feature is rolling out to both Android and iOS

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Instagram Direct, a feature that allows you to communicate with other Instagram s, has been upgraded with the ability to send voice messages. The new addition works just like a walkie-talkie as it sends your voice message the moment you release the microphone button. This sounds similar to how you can send a voice message using other Facebook products, including Messenger and WhatsApp. Also, the new voice messaging on Instagram reminds us the audio messaging feature available natively on Apple's iMessage.

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"Starting today, you can send voice messages in Direct," the Instagram team tweeted. "Talk the way you want to be heard, whether by whispering what you're up to or shouting a compliment."

To send a voice message, go to the Direct section on your Instagram app and then select either one of the Instagram s or pick multiple s. After that, tap the microphone button that sits next to the camera roll button in the message bar. You need to press and hold the microphone button to record your message, and once done, you just need to release the button to send the message. You can also swipe to the left most corner to discard your message. Notably, you can record voice messages using the new addition for up to one minute only and each of the messages you sent or received stays permanently. This is unlike the audio messaging on watchOS 5.

The voice messaging feature is rolling out to both Android and iOS. You can the latest Instagram app on your device to start sending your voice messages. TechCrunch reported the development of the new feature ahead of its formal debut.

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