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 ...

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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 ...

Instagram Debuts Direct Messaging - 12/13/2013 Instagram also noted that it provides a measure of control with the new feature. “Photos and videos that you receive from people you follow will appear ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Instagram has decided to simplify its Direct feature by combining permanent and temporary messages in a single feed. In an effort to compete with Snapchat, disappearing photos and videos now appear ...

In December 2013, Instagram introduced Instagram Direct, which let users send private photo and video messages to each other for the first time. But while its tiny inbox icon sits at the top of the ...

A couple of years ago, Instagram launched Instagram Direct, a built-in messaging system that lets users share photos or videos with each other -- either one-on-one or in groups of up to 15 people. Now ...