Instagram Spotted Working on Feature to Let s Reply to Stories With Voice Messages 6j3zy Images

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By David Delima | Updated: 28 March 2022 12:39 IST

Instagram Spotted Working on Feature to Let s Reply to Stories With Voice Messages, Images

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Instagram recently rolled out product tagging to all s in the US

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Instagram currently lets s respond with text, emoji, and GIFs
for automatically generated video captions was recently added
Instagram is yet to announce any details of voice replies

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Instagram is reportedly working on a feature that will allow s to reply to stories with voice messages and images, according to details shared by a feature tracker. The image and video sharing social platform recently added for liking stories, which would send s a notification instead of a new message in their inbox. While the company is yet to reveal any details about the feature that is currently in development, it recently introduced a new product tagging feature for s in the US, which was previously exclusive to business and creator s on the platform.

The Instagram story, which was possibly discovered by reverse engineering the app. The screenshot does not reveal whether the feature was spotted on the iOS or Android version of the app.

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— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) March 26, 2022

Responding using voice messages could be useful for s who want to quickly respond to a message without typing it out. This could shorten the process of tapping on a 's profile at the top of their story, then tapping on the Message button on their profile in order to send a voice message or an image after viewing a story.

s can currently respond to stories with a one of eight ‘Quick Reactions' emoji, a text message, or a GIF reply. Paluzzi Android. However, it is worth noting that not all features in development, such as the ability to reply to stories with voice messages and images, will eventually be released. Instagram is yet to reveal any details of the feature spotted in development for the mobile version of the app.

Meanwhile, Instagram recently auto-generated captions for videos shared by s, a feature also found on rival video sharing service TikTok.

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