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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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