Instagram Debuts Group Profiles, Twitter-Like 'Notes' Feature for Sharing Text and Emojis

[MacRumors]

Meta-owned social network Instagram today announced the launch of a new "Notes" feature that is designed to allow Instagram users to share their thoughts using text and emojis. Notes are described as short posts that can include up to 60 characters, which means they're similar to a tweet, but with support for fewer words.

Notes can be shared by going to the top of the inbox, selecting followers or people on the Close Friends List, and then writing and sharing a note. Notes will show at the top of the inbox for 24 hours, and replies will be displayed as DMs.

During testing, we learned that people liked having a lightweight, easy way to share what's on their mind and start conversations. From asking for recommendations to sharing what they're up to, Notes give people a casual and spontaneous way to express themselves and connect with each other.

Instagram will also soon be implementing Group Profiles, which will allow multiple users to share posts and stories through a dedicated, shared profile.

Candid Stories are in testing as well, with Instagram aiming to add BeReal-like functionality. Candid Stories are only visible to those who also share their own Candid, and it is meant to be used to "share what you're doing right now." Instagram will send daily notifications to post a Candid, unless the setting is disabled.

Notes are rolling out today, while Candid Stories are in testing and will be available for some users. Group Profiles are set to come out in the near future.

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[kalafalas]

I wish instagram was a feed of photography from my friends and nothing more. Stories are for snapchat, short video is for vine/tiktok, short text posts are for twitter, and shopping is for dedicated online merchants not social media. Bring simple instagram back!

Edit; while I still agree with what I said before, I think macrumors is misleading calling this feature “Twitter-like”. It’s nothing like Twitter, it’s more like an old AIM status and I’m actually really enjoying the feature, it’s a good idea. Still would like to see instagram go back to simple, and features like this feel more at home in a chat app like messages or WhatsApp.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Not a big fan of notes. Just stick to photography.

Where is Instagram for iPad? 11" and 12.9" iPad Pro screens can really take advantage of Instagram photos.

 

[andrewxgx]

FB execs: bring moar features!
what they seem to miss is people were first attracted to IG because FB become overbloated. now people are attracted to TikTok because IG is overbloated.
oh, yeah, and put an ad every post. yeah, people wont go to TT which has like 1 ad per viewing session.

 

[bokonon]

If they really want to pick up some twitter traffic, they need an iPad app

 

[mozumder]

Audience on Twitter is completely different audience from Instagram. Social curation is a thing.

Still, RIP Twitter.

 

[Macintosh Quadra 840av]

They actually announce the feature last week,, which is why there's an article from the 9th about it.

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[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Audience on Twitter is completely different audience from Instagram. Social curation is a thing.

Still, RIP Twitter.

I wonder if Twitter is better than Instagram or if Instagram is better than Twitter. The majority of the people here know the answer.

 

[enterthemerdaverse]

They will scrape that text to build deeper personality profiles on you. That’s their business model.

 

[enterthemerdaverse]

I wonder if Twitter is better than Instagram or Instagram is better than Twitter?

Same **** different design. The one benefit IG has it is easier to silo yourself away from the maniac accounts. Reddit does the best job.

 

[andrewxgx]

FB execs: bring moar features!
what they seem to miss is people were first attracted to IG because FB become overbloated. now people are attracted to TikTok because IG is overbloated.
oh, yeah, and put an ad every post. yeah, people wont go to TT which has like 1 ad per viewing session.

and one more thing:
IG algos direct people to big influencer accounts
TT directs people to more or less random accounts similar to what you watched

but yeah, muh "audience relationship" and "exclusive offers" are what people are after these days. it looks to me people are had enough of "advertisement media" (which FB and IG became) and actually prefer "social media"

 

[Think|Different]

This is so beyond lame. 🤣

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Same **** different design. The one benefit IG has it is easier to silo yourself away from the maniac accounts. Reddit does the best job.

Agreed! Sometimes I feel like Reddit is too cluttered and there's too much going on. It's hard to keep track of what exactly are you reading.

 

[Silencio]

Meta still doing their level best to destroy this once great app.

 

[vikingjunior]

I'm still salty that FB asked to see my government ID arbitrarily. F'k Zucker.

 

[coolfactor]

What are "Twitter-like Notes"? I'm not aware of a Notes feature in Twitter, and can't think of why I'd store notes there. Are they monetizing that info somehow?

 

[boyreinvented]

Space Karen is gunna be pissed.

 

[kalafalas]

What are "Twitter-like Notes"? I'm not aware of a Notes feature in Twitter, and can't think of why I'd store notes there. Are they monetizing that info somehow?

They mean the notes feature of instagram is twitter-like.

 

[boyreinvented]

What are "Twitter-like Notes"? I'm not aware of a Notes feature in Twitter, and can't think of why I'd store notes there. Are they monetizing that info somehow?

They are called notes and they are Twitter-like. They are basically Tweets.

 

[MrRom92]

Not a big fan of notes. Just stick to photography.

Where is Instagram for iPad? 11" and 12.9" iPad Pro screens can really take advantage of Instagram photos.

I just ordered an iPad Pro off eBay basically for the sole purpose of using Instagram, because I hate multi-accounting on my main device. I’m not really familiar with what the experience is like relative to iPhone - what would an iPad specific version bring to the table?

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

Space Karen is gunna be pissed.

It'll be the talk of Mastodon.

 

[Canyda]

You can already post text to IG stories so not sure what’s the purpose of the new feature

 

[canadianreader]

Not a big fan of notes. Just stick to photography.

Where is Instagram for iPad? 11" and 12.9" iPad Pro screens can really take advantage of Instagram photos.

They just don't care.

 

[Unk1ne]

bring back the old IG with photos from people you follow, not a million different sponsored pages and music....

 

[hektor6tygr]

And still after two years I still don't have the update message feature on my account haha
Yet my freshly made brand account has it from the start. I wish they would just roll out features with updates.