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Instagram Rolls Live Video, Disappearing Photos Available in DMs

In a major move, Instagram has finally added support for Live Videos. As like of the Facebook, Now, users will be able to Stream Live Videos directly from their devices to their profiles. Instagram has also added the ability to add disappearing photos and videos in the Direct Messages.

The live video feature is similar to the services of Periscope, complete with sending hearts to the broadcaster by tapping the screen. It will work similar to that like of the Facebook. Your Followers or friends will directly get notifications when you will go live. Also, there will be “Live” badge on the top of the live streaming video. After it will be saved for viewing later.

Snapchat like feature, where there’s a kind of post or video which we can see only once. After that it disappears. This kind of video has also been rolled out for Instagram. The Disappearing Video and Photo can be used in Direct Messages only.

Here’s how it works:

The update is live in the Play Store but it may take some time for the update to reach to you. Give it a try below:

Source: Play Store

Simranpal Singh

With a decade-long journey in the tech industry, I've been actively engaged in tech reporting across various reputable publications. He currently works as a Web Developer at RightNode Media and pursues his hobby of writing on GoAndroid. Enjoy travelling, and always excited about new tech trends. He actively contributes on GizmoChina and GChromecast Hub.

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