NEW ON INSTAGRAM: ACTIVITY STATUS & GIFS

As we know, Instagram is currently one of the most popular social media channels worldwide. The platform is even a new trend in baby names. More and more parents are naming their newborn child after an Instagram filter. However, Instagram wants to be a platform where people can share photos and moments, but also chat with each other via DMs (direct message). Whether we like it or not, Instagram goes after Whatsapp and Telegram with a new feature in the app: activity status.

NEW ON INSTAGRAM: ACTIVITY STATUS & GIFS

WHAT IS 'ACTIVITY STATUS'?

As you can see on Whatsapp when someone has been online, you can now also see the activity status of a person on Instagram. For example, you can bombard your friend with questions about why he or she did not like your photo of the sunset with your duckface. Is this a useful tool or not? Opinions are divided on this. The role as an FBI is getting easier "are you still watching your ex on Instagram? "But your friends can also see everything on your account. The choice is yours; it is possible to disable this activity status. But…. note, once you choose this, you will no longer be able to see the status of other persons.

HOW DO YOU DO THIS?

You have to go through three steps to disable your activity status.

Step 1: Go to your profile and click on the gear at the top right. Then the options will appear on your screen as shown below.

Step 2: You scroll down until you see the last three options.

Step 3: Uncheck 'Show activity status' as you see with the arrow.

 From now on you will go through life again as an 'incognito Instagrammer'.

In addition to this new tool, you can now also place GIFs on your story on Instagram. Stories have been part of Instagram for a year and a half. You can read more about Stories on Instagram in this blog.

Gif stands for Graphic Interchanges Format and is almost as old as the internet itself. For us, they are 'pictures that can move'. But how exactly does this work on Instagram?

HOW DO YOU PLACE A GIF ON YOUR STORY?

You make a video or a photo and put it on your story on Instagram. You do this by swiping left in the main Instagram menu. Then click on the sticker icon at the top right and there you can see the Gif option in the overview. You will then receive an extensive overview of all the moving pictures that you can place on your photo or film. There is also a search function so that you do not have to search for a long matching GIF. Just like the regular sticker on Instagram, you can also scale GIFs and pin them to something in a video.

Haven't you discovered this new feature on Instagram yet? Then don't worry! The feature is currently being rolled out gradually to all Instagram users.

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