

Once you tap it, the other person will get a regular notification, not a private message, it added. While currently any interactions through Instagram Stories are sent by direct messages to the user's inbox, the new likes system will work independently.Īs demonstrated in a video shared by Mosseri, the new interface will show a heart icon when you are viewing Stories in the Instagram app, the report said. The news was announced by Instagram head Adam Mosseri on Twitter, reports 9To5Mac.


Users who receive the update will be able to like someone's Stories without sending a DM. Now the person has received your lowkey reaction.San Francisco, Feb 15: Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced a new feature called "Private Story Likes" that will change how users interact with other people's Stories. Step 2: Hit the heart icon on the bottom right of the screen, next to the message field. Step 1: Open a Story, located at the top of your Instagram feed. How to send a “Private Story Like” on Instagram “The idea here is to make sure that people can express more support for each other, but also to clean up DMs a little bit,” Mosseri said. Instead, the Stories view sheet will show the person’s handle with a heart next to it. When you receive a “Private Story Like” it won’t show up on your public like counts or in your direct messages. Rather, they appear as hearts next to people’s handles in your Stories view sheet.” “Likes on stories are private and do not have counts. “Starting to roll out today, you can now send some love by liking people’s Stories without sending a DM,” Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri tweeted. 🙏🏼 /l56Rmzgnnw- Adam Mosseri February 14, 2022 Rather, they appear as hearts next to people’s handles in your Stories view sheet. Likes on stories are private and do not have counts. Starting to roll out today, you can now send some love by liking people’s stories without sending a DM.
