# Instagram Provides New Stickers, Location Sharing in DMs

Instagram’s gearing up for an inflow of DM use over the vacations, by including a spread of latest stickers, together with an up to date sticker UI, so as to enable you to boost your messages.

And price noting, Instagram says that DMs at the moment are the first manner that individuals share within the app. So whereas this will appear to be a minor replace, it truly may have a serious affect on broader utilization.

First off, Instagram’s including 17 new sticker packs, overlaying a spread of themes, for the vacation rush.

As per Instagram:

“There are 17 new sticker packs and over 300 new stickers to share in your DMs when phrases simply aren’t sufficient. Plus, now it is possible for you to to favourite a sticker out of your chat to be able to re-use stickers shared by mates or these you create with cutouts, too.”

Cutouts, which Instagram added earlier this 12 months, are stickers primarily based in your pictures, enabling you to make use of your personal captured photos as stickers as effectively.

As you possibly can see within the above photos, Instagram’s additionally updating the sticker UI inside DMs, making it simpler to seek out the best sticker to match your temper.

Instagram’s additionally including the choice to nickname your folks inside DM chats, to boost private connection.

As you possibly can see in these screenshots, you’ll now be capable to add a nickname for your self or mates inside your chats.

“Share an inside joke with a nickname to make your folks smile, or simplify prolonged usernames so it’s simpler to acknowledge. Nicknames solely seem in your DM chats, and received’t change your username anyplace else on IG.”

You too can allow others to alter your nickname, or preserve it so solely you possibly can replace it.

You possibly can create a nickname in your chats by tapping on the chat identify on the prime of your dialog, then tapping “Nicknames”.

Lastly, Instagram’s additionally including non-obligatory dwell location sharing inside direct DM chats.

Chat members will be capable to share their dwell location for as much as an hour, or pin a spot on the map to assist facilitate IRL meet-ups.

Although IG is being very cautious with this ingredient:

“Stay location can solely be shared privately in DMs, both in a 1:1 or group chat, will expire after 1 hour, and is off by default. When sharing, solely these within the particular chat can see your location and your location can’t be forwarded to different chats.”

Instagram says that there will even be a distinguished indicator on the prime of your chat to make sure you don’t neglect that you simply’re sharing your dwell location.

“You possibly can cease sharing your location any time. Bear in mind to all the time be aware of your privateness and solely share your location with individuals you understand in actual life.”

Given the potential dangers of this, notably for younger and/or susceptible customers, Instagram is correct to be further cautious with the ingredient, nevertheless it could possibly be a great possibility to assist facilitate real-life engagement, just like Snap’s map characteristic.

Instagram additional notes that location sharing will solely be accessible in choose nations at this stage.        

These are some helpful updates, which can assist to facilitate vacation engagement, and lean into rising DM use within the app. Which, once more, is now the first connection and sharing possibility on IG, which is why it continues so as to add extra options aligned with DM use.

You possibly can study extra about Instagram’s newest updates right here.