Bizarre Instagram post shows kingfisher bird frozen in solid ice
Christoph van Ingen from Oostzaan took a bizarre photo while skating on a ditch in his neighborhood on Thursday – a kingfisher bird perfectly frozen in the ice. "We saw something blue in the ice and stopped to see what it was", Van Ingen said to RTL Nieuws. He took …
Hidden code suggests Instagram could be set to introduce Snapchat-style video and voice calling …
The feature lets users answer calls with video or voice, as well as message back and forth with other users while they're on a call. Facebook Messenger also has a video calling feature. Currently, users can upload videos to their Instagram feed or broadcast a live Instagram stream, but they …
Instagram sisters sacked from Oath after being outed as Pamela Geller’s daughters
FOUR Instagram-famous sisters with millions of followers have been dumped from online platform Oath after their mum was outed as a right-wing agitator. … Digital platform Oath has cancelled a talk show featuring the Instagram-famous Oshry sisters after their mother was revealed to be far right … Read More
Icons hidden in Instagram app hint at incoming video calling feature
Analysis of the Android version of Instagram by Ishan Agarwal, provided to TechCrunch, revealed a selection of PNG files within the app depicting a telephone handset in marginally different ways. The names of the files, including "action_call.png" and "call.png," seemingly directly reference the potential … Read More
Instagram is planning to launch video and audio calling in its app to rival Snapchat
According to a detailed report by TechCrunch, the company found a number of files and icons for the 'Call' and 'Video Call' symbols in the Instagram APK for Android. This is not the first time that reports have hinted at the calling functionality arriving to Instagram. The report claims that …
Instagram may soon get video and voice calling
Instagram started out as a simple photo-sharing app, and though it's come a long way since then, Facebook is always looking for ways to cram more features into it. Now, it looks like Instagram might be rolling out a major update soon. TechCrunch reader Ishan Agarwal recently spent some time …
Vero: Hot Instagram alternative – but will it stick around?
Though Vero has been around since 2015, it surged to popularity in recent days, thanks in part to sudden, word-of-mouth interest from online groups and a frustration with the flood of ads, lack of privacy options and the recent end to the chronological ordering of posts in Instagram. But hot …
Code reveals Instagram may be close to launching voice, video chat features
Instagram may soon add a new feature that keeps users in the app longer (if that's even possible). According to a TechCrunch report, icons for "call" and "video call" lie buried in the Instagram and Instagram Direct APKs. This may signal that Instagram is close to debuting voice and video …
Instagram seems to be planning video and voice calling features
Image files for icons representing unreleased “call” and “video call” features in the app have been uncovered, reports TechCrunch. The icon files were discovered in the APK file of the most recent Instagram Android app. This suggests Instagram is getting ready to launch voice and video calling features … Read More
Instagram appears to be working on video and voice calling
Some people may only know Instagram as a place for sharing and browsing through photos/videos, but over the last year or two, the app's evolved into much more than that. Following the launch of direct messages, Stories, and livestreaming, Instagram's next project appears to be video and voice calls. Read …