Instagram is a very popular social media platform which is used by more than 800 million users monthly and it is required to add new features on a regular basis to keep the users engaged on the platform. Instagram is doing this constantly and providing many new updates to its platform every month.

Instagram regularly changing, providing new interesting features, updating their algorithms and making their platform greater for users. Keep reading this article to know about top updates that Instagram provided in 2019 and how this changes the platform.

New Chat Stickers

Instagram recently added new Chat Sticker feature in which users can add the “Chat” sticker to their Story. By clicking on this sticker, followers can easily request to join a chat group after approval of the account holder.

Horizontal Videos on IGTV

IGTV was introduced by Instagram last year which allows users to upload long-form videos up to 1 hour. In the start, IGTV only supported full-screen vertical videos but now, traditional horizontal videos can also be uploaded and watched.

Native Insta-Checkout

Shopping posts on Instagram are very useful for businesses. They can tag products in pictures which then send users to the external purchase page. With the Insta-Checkout feature, now users don’t need to go to the website and can directly check out from the app.

Hashtag Insights

Instagram now has the ability to check hashtag insights. You can track how many impressions you’re receiving from an individual hashtag. This makes it easier to know which hashtag works well for you.

Removing Followers

Sometimes bots and fake accounts follow you on Instagram, but these accounts do not do any like and comment activity which decreases your overall engagement rate. Now you have the option to manually remove such followers from your profile.

Multiple Accounts Posting

Instagram has added a new feature where you can easily switch between the accounts to publish a post. It also allows you to publish a single post to multiple accounts at the same time. It is very useful for businesses and saves time.

Adding Alt Text

Now users with visual impairments can also enjoy Instagram because of the alt text feature. You can enable alt text for your images where Instagram can use auto-generated text, or you can customize it manually.

Instagram Live Q&A

Instagram live now has a great update, you can start a Q&A session during the Instagram live and answer the questions directly from there. In this update, Instagram live basically syndicated with Instagram Stories question sticker.

About this Account Option

Instagram has introduced the “About this Account” option which allows users to check the history and various details like date of joining, country, active ads. etc. of someone else account. This help identifying fake or inappropriate accounts.

Sharing Posts to Stories

This is another cool update by Instagram where you can directly share any post (yours or other’s posts) to your Instagram Story with just a single click. Also, Story image becomes clickable and whenever someone clicks on it then it sends them to your feed.

So, these are some cool and useful Instagram updates of 2019 which you need to know. Make use of these updates and keep an eye on upcoming updates as Instagram keeps introducing new updates regularly.