"According to a screenshot shared by mobile developer Alessandro Paluzzi, who reverse engineers Instagram to reveal prototypes, the app is being called "Instants." "Share disappearing photos with friends," Paluzzi's rendering says. The Meta spokesperson said the stand-alone Instants app is not testing externally. Instagram has also been testing a feature called Instants, which was previously called "Shots," with some users of its main app. It has been a limited test available to "some countries globally," the Meta spokesperson said."
"This isn't the first time Instagram has rolled out disappearing messaging tools. In 2016, Instagram launched tools for disappearing text and photos in its DM product. The platform also introduced "Vanish Mode" in 2020, which lets users turn on disappearing messages by swiping up in the DM thread. These features are still live within the Instagram app, but Instants would be a new way"
Meta is developing an internal prototype for a stand-alone app called Instants that enables sending disappearing photos to friends. The app prototype is not being tested externally, according to a Meta spokesperson. Instagram has been testing an Instants feature (previously called Shots) within its main app in some countries, allowing users to send disappearing photos in direct messages that expire 24 hours after sending and can only be sent to followers who are mutually followed; photos cannot be edited. Instagram launched disappearing text and photo tools in 2016 and introduced Vanish Mode in 2020; those features remain available in the main app.
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