Messenger and Instagram Direct merge begins
The paper airplane icon in the upper right corner will soon be replaced with the Messenger lightning bolt and speech bubble.
The paper airplane icon in the upper right corner will soon be replaced with the Messenger lightning bolt and speech bubble.
The paper airplane icon in the upper right corner will soon be replaced with the Messenger lightning bolt and speech bubble. On August 14, several Instagram users received a pop-up message informing them of the update.
The update brings more colors and emoji reactions to Instagram inboxes, as well as the option to swipe-to-reply. Eventually people will be able to chat with their Messenger contacts on Instagram, and even host Messenger Rooms with up to 50 people.
Facebook appears to have very casually, on a Friday night, begun merging Instagram and Facebook Messenger chat.
When you click “update,” Instagram DMs turn a little more colorful. Messenger integration doesn’t appear to be live yet, however. pic.twitter.com/zN7dDQx81V
— Chris Welch (@chriswelch) August 15, 2020