In the end, you’ll be able to reply to posts on Instagram with GIFs. Firm head Adam Mosseri introduced the characteristic addition in his current Instagram Channels chat with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “This can be a little bit of ‘lastly characteristic,’ however we’re launching GIFs in feedback right this moment,” Mosseri advised his boss.
The characteristic, as you’ll count on, lets you touch upon a submit, or one thing another person stated, with a GIF from Giphy. That’s the identical Giphy the UK’s Competitors and Markets Authority ordered Meta to promote final yr. Mosseri stated Instagram can also be testing lyrics in Reels. The characteristic seems to construct on the auto-caption sticker Meta launched again in 2021. Judging from the screenshot Mosseri shared, a timeline on the backside of the interface will make for consumer to sync the captions correctly. So there you may have it, you’ll be able to lastly touch upon a submit with a GIF. Perhaps this implies Instagram will lastly get round to creating a devoted iPad app sooner or later.