Highlights

• Instagram users can now share the song they’re currently listening to on Spotify through Instagram Notes.
• The updates live with track details as part of the “Anyway” campaign, encouraging spontaneous creativity.
• Instagram is also rolling out a long-awaited feature that lets users rearrange posts on their profile grid.
• Reports also suggest Instagram is developing a dedicated app for iPads.

Caption – New Instagram features announced. (Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash)

Share Spotify Songs in Real Time via Note

Instagram is rolling out a new feature that lets you share the song you’re currently listening to on Spotify directly through Notes, the short status updates that show up above your DMs. These Notes can display real-time updates of the track you’re playing, including the song title and artist.

Caption – New Instagram feature allows users to share Spotify Songs in Real Time via Note. (Image credit – Instagram)

This is different from the earlier music-sharing options. Instead of just linking to a song, the Note updates live with what you’re actually listening to. It builds on Instagram’s Spotify integration, which started last November when they added the “add to Spotify” button.

This update is part of Instagram’s new “Anyway” campaign.

In a blog post, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the campaign is meant to “reduce pressure and supercharge creativity” by giving creators more ways to express themselves and share what they love like music before posting to a wider audience.

Mosseri also mentioned that Instagram is developing more features to help users deal with the “excitement and nervousness that come with putting something out into the world.”

Instagram Grid Reorder Feature

Caption – You will soon be able to rearrange your Instagram grid. (Image credit – Instagram)

Meanwhile, it seems another long-awaited feature is also finally on the way. It is the ability to rearrange your profile grid. Soon, you’ll be able to manually reorder your posts, so you can curate the look of your profile however you want, regardless of when you posted each photo or video.

In the announcement post on its newsroom, Mosseri said, “We’ll also make it possible to re-order the posts on your grid. We hope this added flexibility over how and where your content shows up helps you create and share without added pressure.”

Mosseri first hinted at this feature back in January, and now Instagram has confirmed it’s getting closer to release.

 

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Instagram App for iPad

That’s not all, it seems an official Instagram app for iPads is finally also in the works.

A recent report from The Information revealed that Instagram is finally building a dedicated app for Apple’s tablet. As of now, iPad users have had to use a blown-up version of the iPhone app, which hasn’t been ideal.

Instagram had previously said the iPad audience wasn’t big enough to focus on, but that seems to be changing. With Meta looking to grow Instagram’s reach, especially as TikTok faces increasing government pressure, it looks like the company is finally moving ahead with features users have been asking for for years.

FAQs

Q.1 How does the new Instagram Notes feature work with Spotify?

Answer. Instagram now allows users to share the song they’re currently listening to on Spotify directly through Notes, which are short status updates above DMs. Unlike older options, the Note updates live with the track you’re playing, including the song title and artist.

Q2. Can users rearrange their Instagram profile grid now?

Answer. Instagram is introducing the ability to manually reorder your posts, so you can curate the look of your profile regardless of when you posted each photo or video.

Q3. Is there an Instagram app for iPads now?

Answer. Not yet, but Instagram is finally building a dedicated app for Apple’s tablet. Previously, iPad users had to rely on an enlarged version of the iPhone app, which wasn’t ideal.

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