Stop me if you've heard this one: Instagram is making itself a better app by taking some cues from Snapchat. The former photo-sharing app is launching a new version of Direct, its one-to-one and group ...

Ever since Facebook snatched Instagram from the outstretched arms of Twitter, the two companies have sparred continuously, feature for feature. Frankly, it’s been pretty entertaining. In response to ...

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Stop me if you've heard this one before: A popular app is splitting one of its fastest growing features into its own app. Facebook made this exact type of decision when it broke out direct messaging ...

Instagram Direct felt half-baked when the in-app chat feature launched without the ability to send photo replies in December 2013. Still, the private group messaging feature built an audience of 85 ...

If Instagram users had a photo they only wanted to share with a select few, the Facebook-owned photo sharing service wasn’t the place to do it. But now, the company has announced Instagram Direct: a ...

Following a steady clamor from users of Instagram’s direct messaging feature, the image-sharing platform is reportedly testing a web version that will also be available on desktop, according to mobile ...

Following in the footsteps of parent company Facebook, Instagram is beginning a test in six countries today that will see the launch of a new standalone app called "Direct," which will be solely ...

Insta-chat addicts, rejoice. You could soon be trading memes and emojis from your computer. Instagram is internally testing a web version of Instagram Direct ...