Instagram Now Let’s You Send A Live Video In A Direct Message

What is the point of live streaming, when nobody is there to watch you? Well, to overcome this problem, Instagram has announced a new feature, which will let you send your live stream to your friend or a group in a direct message.

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Send A Live Video In A Direct Message

So, on a live video, just tap the little arrow button at the bottom of the screen, and a menu of your friends pops up. Then you just tap the accounts you want Instagram to ping for you. They will see a notification that they have a new direct message, which will give them your invitation.

In addition to that, you will also have an option to go live with a friend. Once sent, the recipient will see your live video in the Direct inbox, but friends or your followers can only view your video if you’re currently live.

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On the other way around, viewers of your Direct live videos can also send them to others via the same method, but you can disable that option in the settings. Well, this is a pretty nifty feature, which makes it easy to invite people to watch your live videos.

This update will be available as a part of Instagram version 26 available for iOS and Android. To know more, hop on to Instagram Help Center.

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