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TECH T@LK

Now, Instagram now allows users to set video status

WhatsApp rolls out a feature through which you can pin chats within

one-on-one and group conversations

OUR BUREAU Now it is to see how this feature of Video Notes
would perform among the users.
Los Angeles, CA
Also now, WhatsApp, which is also owned by
o you love putting your videos on Insta- Meta, has rolled out a feature through which you
gram? If yes, then the latest update on the can pin chats within one-on-one and group con-
Dapplication will surely be helpful for you. versations.
As per TechCrunch, Instagram is launching the With pinned messages, users can easily high-
ability for users to post video Notes. light important messages in group or 1:1 chats,
Notes is Instagram’s status feature that read a statement.
launched a year ago. Up until now, you could only This feature helps save users time so they can
post text or emojis to your status update. Now, find timely messages more easily.
you can post a two-second looping video Note that All message types like text, poll, image, emo-
will be visible to your mutual followers or Close jis, and more can be pinned, and they are end-to-
Friends for 24 hours. end encrypted.
Users can only post content from their To ‘pin’ a message, users can long press on the
front-facing camera when sharing video Notes. message, and select ‘pin’ from the context menu.
Users have to capture the content in the app when A banner will appear to select the duration of the
posting a video Note, which means that they can’t pinned message - 24 hours, 7 days, and 30 days.
upload a video from their phone’s camera gallery. Seven Days is the default choice. In a group chat,
Users can post a video Note by going to their to record a two-second video. Users then can add admins have the option to select if all members or
inbox, tapping on their photo in the Notes tray, text to the clip and then post it. only admins can pin a message.
and then clicking the camera button on top of There’s an increase in the number of video Last week, WhatsApp rolled out the ability to
their photo. content being created on Instagram, with Reels send disappearing voice messages that could only
From there, they can tap the record button likely contributing to a significant portion lately. be viewed once by the receiver.

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