News & Reviews:   Instagram

As we kick off the new year, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced both Tencent (WeChat) and ByteDance (TikTok) have been granted licenses to operate in Malaysia. Meanwhile, Meta has also begun the process of obtaining the license for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

Recently, a video by Adam Mosseri went viral on Threads that stated, that the quality of the video shared on Instagram depends on its level of popularity. This caused many users to feel angry. So, what should you know about it?

Who else remembers the days of Yahoo! Messenger? If you want to know if your friend is active, just look at the green round icon. This feature is also available on Facebook, MySpace and more. So, what should you know about it?

Instagram has introduced a new Profile Card feature aimed at allowing users to share profiles in a more fun and creative way. It is specifically designed to make it easier for other users to follow you based on similar interests. At the same time, it functions as a 'digital card' which makes it even easier to stay in touch with friends and new contacts.

In April 2024, Meta AI was announced and will soon be available on Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Malaysia was not part of the first wave back then, but Malaysians will soon have access to Meta AI.

Instagram has introduced a new special sound for its Reels feature to enhance its brand identity. The addition of this special sound is not such a big change but it indirectly adds an element of branding to Reels content on Instagram just like TikTok does with its own sound at the end of each video.

Previously, we mentioned how Instagram allowed other users to reply to Stories, but it was placed in the private message section. These comments provide a more general way to respond to Stories. So, what should you know about it?

Instagram introduced Stories feature before, where you can share photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours of being shared. Since the introduction, any message left under Stories is sent as a DM to your Instagram account. This changed when Instagram started introducing the comment feature on Instagram Stories.

Finally, text and stickers can be placed in pictures uploaded to Instagram. Previously this feature could only be done on photos and videos placed in Stories. This feature has been requested by users for a long time. Now, you no longer need to use a third-party photo editing application to put text on a photo.

For people over 30, Instagram has been updated with a feature that allows you to put music on their profile page. At this time song clips of up to 30 seconds can only be placed and they do not play automatically. Profile visitors need to press a button to listen to the placed song.