How to Group Video Chat With Up to 50 Instagram Users

[MacRumors]

Instagram has been updated to allow users to create group video chats with up to 50 people on the social platform, thanks to an integration with Facebook's recently announced Messenger Rooms feature.

Facebook unveiled Messenger Rooms as an alternative to Zoom and Group FaceTime last month, releasing it to a small trial group of users. Facebook said part of its plan was to extend the capability to its WhatsApp and Instagram platforms, and the latter app appears to have gotten the integration first.

The following steps walk you through the process of setting up a Messenger Room. Bear in mind that you'll need Facebook Messenger installed on your device as well, as Instagram hands over the actual videoconferencing to Facebook's messaging app.

1. Launch Instagram and tap the paper airplane icon in the top-right corner to go to the Direct screen.
2. Tap the Camera icon in the top-right corner.
3. Tap Create a Room.
4. In the card that appears, tap Create Room as [your name] .
5. Tap the checkboxes next to the people you want to invite to your room, then tap Send.
6. In the card that appears, either tap Join Room to start the conversation, or tap Send Link to share a link to the room with others so they can join.
7. When you tap Join Room, tap OK in the prompt to leave Instagram and launch the group video chat in Facebook Messenger.
8. Wait for others to join your room.

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Messenger Rooms aren't end-to-end encrypted like FaceTime or WhatsApp group video chats, so it's meant to be used on a more casual basis, but Messenger does allow you to lock a room to limit the amount of people who have joined the room. Facebook is expected to extend Messenger Rooms support to WhatsApp in the near future.

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[otternonsense]

I can't believe this is a thing and not a proper iPad app already

 

[ka-spot]

come on guys! what the f should I do that ?

 

[itsmilo]

I don’t even know these many people ? lol

 

[mjcharlton71]

I can't believe this is a thing and not a proper iPad app already

Wasn’t there a rumbling of the app being iPad ready, but that they’ve not flipped the switch that enables it?

Would be great to use these kinds of features on an actual iPad optimised version!

 

[Spishak]

Good god I don’t even know so many people.

 

[mjcharlton71]

Good god I don’t even know so many people.

Lockdown Zoom quizzes are getting huge now... need WhatsApp on the side to link teams spread across different towns and countries!

 

[Dominicanyor]

Not interested..

 

[orthorim]

Messenger Rooms - where you can meet up to 50 of your friends... but if you say the wrong thing, you will be in breach of "community standards" (aka the Facebook Gestapo) and they will kick you off the channel.

Did you ever think, at any time, in your lifetime, you would see Facebook messenger not allowing you to share a link privately to another facebook user? Saying instead it "can't do that" HAL-9000 style? I actually didn't believe, it so I tried it myself, and, ... well... it does.... CRAZY.

I am definitely not going to trust any facebook property with my video calls. Noooooo thanks.