Instagram has released a new feature that will save users from sending direct messages when reacting to stories. We will now be able to like stories on Instagram as if you liked a post.
Nowadays, when you like someone’s story on Instagram, to reflect your feeling, Instagram only allows us to send a private message or a quick emoticon with the story. But Instagram’s President Adam Mosseri, who shared a post last night, announced that they brought a new option to these options, much easier.
In the statement he shared, the President of Instagram announced that there will now be a small heart option next to the option to send a message when viewing a story. Clicking on this option as if you liked a post. you will like the story. The person who shared the story will not receive any notification about this like.
The announcement of the President of Instagram was as follows:
The new feature will look like this:
On the other hand, the user who shares will have the option to view who liked his story. For this, the user to the viewers page the future. Users who view and like the story on this page will have a small heart sign next to them. On the other hand, how many people liked the story will not be displayed directly on the story.
Instagram President Adam Mosseri explained the reasoning behind this feature as follows:
“The goal here is to get people to support each other more, but also to clean up the private messages a bit. I said on New Year’s that texting was a priority for us, and a big part of that is focusing on messages between you and those you care about.”
The feature is slowly rolling out from today for all Instagram users started to be used.
Source :
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/14/22933888/instagram-stories-story-likes-respond-without-sending-dm