August 15, 2020 02:21 am
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/14/21369737/facebook-merging-instagram-messenger-chats-update
Facebook begins merging Instagram and Messenger chats in new update
Facebook appears to flipping the switch on integrating the chat systems for Instagram and Messenger. On Friday evening, several editors at The Verge across the country — on both iOS and Android devices — noticed an update screen popped up in Instagram’s mobile app with the message “There’s a New Way to Message on Instagram” with a list of features including a “new colorful look for your chats,” more emoji reactions, swipe-to-reply, and the big one: “chat with friends who use Facebook.”
Once you hit update, the regular DM icon in the top right of Instagram is replaced by the Facebook Messenger logo. Chats on Instagram are indeed more colorful than before, with the sender’s messages shifting between blue and purple as you scroll. However,...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/14/21369737/facebook-merging-instagram-messenger-chats-update
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