A long-awaited Instagram update

It will be possible to write a message in Direct soon from the desktop version as well. After years of limiting this feature, Instagram is finally opening up. On Tuesday, the Facebook-owned site announced that it was in the process of testing the messaging from its website, giving those who want to send messages to friends on the platform from a computer a new way to do so.

As the company tries out this feature, it may not appear to everyone at once, as Instagram uses a phased implementation method.

When this feature appears, an Instagram Direct paper icon will appear in the upper right corner of the website, allowing you to read and respond to messages just like you would with a program on your mobile phone.

It is claimed that through this move, Facebook is trying to unify its messaging brands. The social networking giant has announced plans to allow messaging via Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp without the need to switch applications, but there are likely to be some issues. Earlier, the company told The New York Times that it hoped to complete the project in early 2020.

Link to source: https://www.cnet.com/news/you-soon-will-be-able-to-instagram-dm-from-the-web/