Instagram has introduced a new update called @mention sharing for its story feature. Starting 7 June, this feature will allow Instagram users to put up a story in which they have been tagged in their story.
This update comes a months after Instagram introduced capabilities to make uploading photos and videos on its “Stories” feature faster and easier. The update allows users to upload up to 10 multiple photos and videos as a story at once, along with a “preview” option. Last year It got an update that lets users simultaneously post to both Instagram Stories as well as Facebook Stories.
It further claims the following things:
When you mention someone in your story you’ll get a pop-up saying “Mentioned users may repost this story for 24 hours.”
When someone mentions you in their story, you will receive a notification in the Direct Message thread with that person. In that, you’ll be able to see an option to add that content to your own story saying “Add this to your story”.
You can tap on it and see that story as a sticker and customise it by positioning it the way you want it and also by adding GIF’s, text or any other creative tools.
When your followers see your story, the username of the person who had originally posted it will appear on your story and will also have the option of tapping on it.
This will allow your followers to even check out your friend’s profile.
This update is only possible on public accounts and also is available on iOS and Android for Instagram version 48.
We still don’t have native post sharing on the main Instagram feed even though it’s probably the most requested feature. You can use third-party apps for that, but it’s really different if you have it built-in the app itself. Instagram has previously said they’re not considering this since their priority is having original content on people’s feeds. Let’s see if they eventually change their minds.
