Instagram to integrate \u201cfocus\u201d icon in the\u00a0<\/b>Stories camera feature & \u00a0s<\/b>tarred Chats, Chat Search Filters, Data Download Report<\/b><\/p>\nInstagram update for all selfie addicts – Focus Icon!!<\/b><\/h2>\n
<\/b>The app is\u00a0growing its popularity day by day with its innovative & creative features. To make the platform more engaging & user-friendly,\u00a0<\/span>Instagram added many icons in the stories camera feature like the boomerang, super zoom, rewind, live & type mode, which are popular & attractive icons, used by huge folks in recent years. Yet another new icon it is introducing is the “Focus button in the story setting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Instagram is now testing a new icon called <\/span>\u201cfocus<\/b>\u201d in the stories camera. The Focus camera feature was first spotted by Pippa Akram and shared by Matt Navarra. This icon allows the user to take an image in portrait form with blurred background or other light effects. It asks users to \u201cfind a face\u201d<\/strong> to start. Once the face is detected, the image is clicked as shown in the below image.<\/span><\/p>\n Currently, this feature is being tested on dual-camera smartphones like the iPhone & Google Pixel. Instagram may make use of software that can achieve the same effect on smartphones that have only single-lens cameras.<\/span><\/p>\n By adding these features Instagram is more likely to grow its popularity not only in sharing pictures but also as a camera app for\u00a0snapping the\u00a0pictures. However, few say it \u201c<\/span>Portrait<\/b>\u201d while others name it \u201c<\/span>Focus<\/b>\u00a0\u201c. The release date of the icon will be announcing soon, let\u2019s see when it actually releases. But we hope you will love this feature when it comes live.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Unlike Facebook \u00a0& WhatsApp, Instagram has come up with some new updates in its direct messaging feature.<\/span><\/p>\n Unlike Facebook, now Instagram is launching a new feature, \u201c<\/span>voice and video calling\u201d. <\/b>Some files named \u201ccall\u201d & \u201cvideo calls\u201d \u00a0\u00a0have been noticed in both Instagram and Instagram Direct\u2019s Android Application Packages that recommend that there will soon be a \u201cCall\u201d and \u201cVideo Call\u201d function available.<\/span><\/p>\n Similar to WhatsApp, this icon will be appearing in the navigation bar in the chat. It<\/span>\u00a0will be accessible to the user once they open an active chat thread with another, which means you will be able to video call only if the other user has already accepted the request to chat. Otherwise, the icon won\u2019t appear. By tapping an icon, the video call starts which may include certain filters similar to the Facebook messenger.<\/span><\/p>\n Instagram has taken its popularity to a new peak by frequently launching creative & engaging features. With such innovative and trending updates, Instagram is not just a photo-sharing application but also an advanced social chatting network.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n These features are still in beta version, hope you enjoy these features once they are live.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Stay tuned for interesting updates on your favorite social media platform.If you find the article worth reading hit thumbs up & do comment your reviews.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The most favorite image sharing application, Instagram has now become the first-click app for most people. As soon as they unlock their mobiles, Instagram is the first app they snap on. The platform introduces the series of new features that make it the best and top rated web & mobile network. Hope our previous article […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[147],"tags":[3603,5],"class_list":["post-2142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-social-media","tag-instagram","tag-social-media"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is Focus Icon?<\/b><\/h4>\n
Starred Chats, Chat Search Filters, Data Download Report<\/b><\/h3>\n
Starred Chats:\u00a0<\/b>Instagram will soon provide the user with the ability to <\/span>star mark (*)\u00a0<\/b>their direct message threads by long pressing<\/strong> on the particular thread.<\/span><\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nChat Search Filters<\/strong>:\u00a0This feature allows users to filter their direct messages\/inbox between \u201cread messages\u201d,<\/strong> \u201cstarred messages\u201d & \u201cunread messages\u201d<\/strong>.These categories will be available in the Search bar of the direct message feature.<\/span><\/h4>\n
Data Download Report: <\/b>It enables\u00a0users to download\/backup their data. The downloaded data will be sent to the registered user ID in the form of zip file.<\/span><\/h4>\n
Voice and Video Calling<\/b><\/h3>\n
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