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Instagram brings music sharing, message translation, for the masses

Instagram is bringing new features like sharing music in DMs, pinning messages and chat translation with will enhance the user experience.

Published By: Nishit Raghuwanshi | Published: Feb 20, 2025, 06:09 PM (IST)

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Instagram has dropped new features for direct messages. With these, the users will be able to translate messages in different languages and share music with others without closing the chat window. In addition to that, Instagram users will also be able to pin specific chats at the top of DMs. Instagram published an official blog post to announce that the feature is coming for the masses. news Also Read: Instagram Launches Limited-Edition Diwali Filters: Here’s How To Use Them

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Instagram has brought a message translation feature that can translate the text in your DMs in any desired language according to your preference. As of now, the feature supports around 99 languages. It has been confirmed by the officials that the messages selected for translation will be shared with Meta for further processing. news Also Read: YouTube’s Next Big AI Upgrade: Lip-Syncing For Auto-Dubbed Videos Coming Soon

Another feature that we are going to see on Instagram is message scheduling. With this feature, the users will be able to schedule messages in the DMs. Apart from that, they will can also schedule reminders which is another great functionality considering the intensity of being busy. To schedule messages, users need to first hold down the send button, select the date and time for scheduling, and then Tap on the Send button. news Also Read: After Phone And iPad, Instagram Could Soon Be On Your TV: Here’s What We Know

The message pinning feature is another one that will help the users in getting their conversations handy. In the past, the users were allowed to pin up to three chat threads and now users can pin specific messages too. To get your hands on this feature, you need to hold down a message and then tap on the Pin option.

If you’re having a conversation around music with your friends in DMs, you can now send a 30 second preview of it to the end users without leaving the chat window. This feature will be available both in the group chats and 1:1 chats.