Instagram appears to be testing several new features, which have been uncovered by a computer science student who dug through the app’s code.
Instagram story reactions
Instagram is testing Story “Reactions”. It works kinda like the existing Facebook Stories Reaction pic.twitter.com/z2tAg8BcP2
— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) April 27, 2018
A ‘mute’ button to hide posts from specific users
NEW: Instagram is finally working on a mute button for profiles!
h/t @wongmjane pic.twitter.com/TLB4ON3AQ6
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) April 27, 2018
A calendar view for the Instagram stories archive
NEW? Instagram Stories Archive – Calendar view
h/t @wongmjane pic.twitter.com/D8AoD7UWhJ
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) April 27, 2018
Slo-mo videos
NEW Instagram is testing a ‘Slow-Mo’ feature for Stories
h/t @wongmjane pic.twitter.com/Pmr6RyETbt
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) April 27, 2018
Video calls
NEW screenshots of Instagram’s incoming video call feature in action
h/t @wongmjane pic.twitter.com/EqtbnB4V8p
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) April 27, 2018
Instagram has declined to comment on any of these features, so whether they will ever make their way to users has yet to be confirmed.
