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A future update to Instagram might bring support for animated emojis in DMs. The Meta-owned social media giant is reportedly working on the feature, which is already available on Telegram since 2019.

Instagram is working on the ability to disable seen status for direct messages in the app. The seen status indicator allows users to know whether their messages have been read by the recipient.

The Threads app is getting three new features in a new update: You can now share posts to Instagram DMs, add custom alt text, and mention users in posts. The goal is to increase engagement.

Instagram is bringing some changes to its message requests feature that keeps unwanted senders from the inbox. The feature won't allow unknown users to send you unlimited message requests.

Instagram has announced its Payment in Chat feature that lets users buy products by texting online businesses. The feature provides the facility to track orders and pay while staying in the chat.

Meta has added lots of new features to Messenger to make it a bit more festive. There's a new AR Effect, more engaging emoji, soundmoji, new themes, and more seasonal ways to send money gifts.