Instagram is 'testing a regram button'

Instagram is said to be testing out a new feature
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Alexandra Richards30 November 2017

Instagram is believed to be working on a "regram" feature which will allow people to easily share pictures that have already been posted on other accounts.

The Facebook-owned photo sharing app is said to be developing a “regram” button which allows people to share other people’s photos with just one click.

Currently, if a person wants to share a picture which they find on Instagram on their own account they have to download the photo onto their device and re-upload it themselves.

However, according to information obtained from The Next Web, the new “regram” feature will work in a similar in a similar way to Twitter’s “retweet” button which allows people to post someone else’s tweet out to their own followers.

The Next Web also claimed that Instagram is working on a feature which will allow people to add gifs to their stories and an easier way of sharing posts on messaging service, Whatsapp.

The website also reported that Instagram is working on a way for individuals to share photos or videos with their “closest friends”.

This feature would allow people to tag their friends in a post and write a message that will only be visible to the person intended.

The tech website did not clarify if Instagram actually planned to roll out the features to all Instagram users.

The Next Web journalist, Matt Navarra wrote:“Instagram and Facebook tend to roll out new features for testing to small segments of the audience, not all at once – and some may never been seen again after these tests”.

He continued: “As such, TNW makes no guarantee that any of these are coming to Instagram anytime soon. That said, we’re fairly confident at least a few of them will go live in the near future.”

The Standard have reached out to Instagram for further comment.

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