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You Can Now Add Hashtags and Profile Links to Your Instagram Bio

Tim March 21, 2018 2

Instagram is adding the ability to place live hashtags and profile links directly in your bio this week. With this, you can add your favorite hashtag directly to your profile or even link straight to your bae's profile so everyone knows you're in a...

Instagram Reported to Soon Offer Its Own In-App Portrait Mode

Tim March 6, 2018 6

According to TechCrunch, Instagram will soon launch an in-app Portrait Mode, meaning anyone with a phone who doesn't already have a kickass selfie mode in their camera's software can now rely on Instagram. Apparently, this unannounced and unofficial setting...

Google Turns on Pixel Visual Core for 3rd Party Apps in Pixel 2 February Update (Updated)

Kellen February 5, 2018 24

Google's Pixel Visual Core, the company's first custom chip that helps 3rd party camera apps utilize their HDR+ technology, will be turned on for all Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL users with the February Android security patch. That update should go live later today,...

Friday Poll: Are You Still Using Instagram?

Tim February 2, 2018 50

Ever since Instagram's introduction of a non-chronological order, I have found myself using Instagram less and less. I know I'm not the only one with these complaints either. It seems like every day I see someone new complaining about their experience on the...

Type Mode for Instagram Stories Replaces Pictures and Videos With Boring Text

Tim February 1, 2018 9

The saying goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Well, Instagram doesn't care, introducing Type Mode for Instagram Stories. Now, instead of placing cool photos and videos into your Stories, you can just write text that others will see, and spoiler alert...

Business Profiles on Instagram Can Now Schedule Posts

Tim January 30, 2018

Starting now, business profiles on Instagram can begin scheduling posts, allowing for better management of their "organic presence." To get started, let's say you manage a company's Instagram account. Via marketing partners, you can view a schedule of sorts...

Instagram Adds GIF Stickers for Stories, Teases Ability to Change Photo Sizes

Tim January 23, 2018 3

For the people who can't post enough Stories to Instagram, the app is adding GIF stickers for usage on your photos and videos that go directly into Stories. When selecting a photo or video to add to a Story, you'll see many GIF stickers to choose from, like...

You Can Now Send Live Videos on Instagram in Direct

Kellen December 21, 2017 6

As the title suggests, sending live videos through Direct on Instagram is now a thing. You can send your own live videos by hitting the Direct button once your live video has started or send someone else's live video using the same button. As a viewer of a...