Instagram removes story likes from your DMs

nstagram is rolling out simpler Story likes from today, allowing users to show their appreciation for others’ Stories without having to send them a DM. The new feature should make interacting with Stories much less messy — at least, from an aesthetic point of view.

Once the update hits you, you’ll be able to find the private Story like option between the “Send message” text box and the paper airplane icon when you watch Stories on Instagram. A new heart-shaped button will appear there which you can simply tap to like a Story, just like liking a post in your Instagram Feed.

“[T]hat like will show up in your viewer sheet, not in your DM thread with them,” said Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri. “And if they want to see all their likes, or if you post a story and you want to see your likes, you can go to the viewer sheet for that story and there will be a little heart icon from any viewer who actually liked that Story.”

Unlike the hearts on main Feed posts, Story likes will not be public. They also won’t have a public count, so nobody but the original creator and you will know you were the only one who enjoyed their experimental pivot to feet pics.

Up until now, getting reactions to your Instagram Stories was frequently more annoying than satisfying. Whether a quick reaction emoji or a written message, every Story response was sent to the creator via a DM, which could quickly fill chat logs with clutter.

The new private Story likes feature will reduce some of that, making it slightly less embarrassing to slide into someone’s DMs after liking all their Stories. Only heart-shaped likes are available though — so you’ll still have to DM your peach emojis.

Instagram Announces New ‘Private Story Likes’ Feature

Instagram has added a new feature to its platform called Story Like. Users can now indicate their support for a narrative or, in other words, like a story on the photo and video sharing platform without having to send a DM or direct message.
Like A Story Without Sending A DM Tapping the like button placed between Send Message option and the paper airplane icon doesn’t send a DM notification to the user. Private Story Likes, unlike ordinary Instagram posts, will not display a count. They’ll show up in the viewer sheet rather than in the users DM thread. Prior to the introduction of the Story Like function, each comment a user shared on an Instagram Story was received as a response in the user’s DM inbox, along with a direct link to the Story. However, with this new function, Instagram users will be able to express their gratitude for their friends and favorite creators’ stories without clogging their DMs. These likes will appear in the user’s viewer sheet, which is where you can see other users’ likes and comments on their posts. According to Instagram’s CEO, the goal is to clean up users’ feeds. Users will be able to show more support for one another while also cleaning up their direct messages. Messaging is still a top focus and it’s critical to clean up your inbox on a regular basis.

Instagram New Features Instagram’s latest Private Story Likes feature was released as part of the company’s attempts to improve the platform’s messaging experience. Mosseri indicated in December of last year that Instagram would focus on messaging and increase work on controls to promote transparency, as well as announcing the company’s broad aims for 2022. Instagram released a suite of new capabilities earlier this month to make it easier for users to delete posts, comments, and other actions from the network. Users can bulk remove or archive all of their content, including posts, Stories, IGTV, and Reels, as well as their interactions, such as comments, likes, and story sticker reactions. In the ‘Your Activity section of Instagram, users may also filter their material and interactions by date and search for past comments, likes, and stories replies from a certain time range.

Source : gizbot _ msn

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