{"id":209342,"date":"2020-01-15T18:47:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T10:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1816221\/"},"modified":"2020-01-15T18:47:45","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T10:47:45","slug":"instagram-tests-desktop-dms-finally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2020\/01\/15\/instagram-tests-desktop-dms-finally\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Tests Desktop DMs (Finally)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dm-1-650x366.jpeg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"figcaption\">DMs, but make them desktop (via Instagram)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sliding into someone&#8217;s DMs has never been easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram is testing desktop direct messaging, allowing users to communicate via the web.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This update\u2014more than six years in the making\u2014streamlines the social network&#8217;s messaging process (so you can send and reply to texts on the DL during work*).<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DMs, but make them desktop. ?  <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re currently testing Direct messaging on the web, so you can read and reply to your messages from wherever you are. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VJ06EpETxG\">pic.twitter.com\/VJ06EpETxG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Instagram (@instagram) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/instagram\/status\/1217122528755240960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;For those of you into your DMs, today we start to test Direct on the desktop web,&#8221; Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mosseri\/status\/1217122796586668033\"  rel=\"noopener\">tweeted on Tuesday<\/a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s only a small percentage of people for now\u2014we need to make sure it works well\u2014but we hope to bring this to everyone soon.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;ve not yet been graced with the new function, which appears as a paper-plane icon (same as the mobile app) in the upper right corner\u2014next to the Explore, Like, and Profile symbols.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still in testing mode, this is one feature that will likely stick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Software engineer and tipster Jane Manchun Wong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/instagram-direct-messaging-might-be-coming-to-your-desktop-1774392\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">first spotted the trial early last year<\/a>, during its &#8220;dogfooding&#8221; days (used by employees to identify bugs or necessary changes).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web DMs are certainly more tenable than Instagram&#8217;s ill-fated attempt at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/instagram-tests-standalone-direct-message-app-1725473\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">standalone direct messaging service<\/a>: Direct is a Snapchat-like app that opens to the camera for quick and dirty shots you can send straight to friends and followers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The move comes as Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/facebook-is-reportedly-integrating-its-social-messaging-apps-1771554\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">attempts to merge its messaging services<\/a>, enabling users to send texts across Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram without switching apps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All three platforms would remain separate, but be brought together under a single protocol. Executives hoped to finish their project in early 2020, but technical issues may delay that timeline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">* To be fair, this is an actual perk for social media managers or influencers who work on a full-size computer all day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More on Geek.com:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/new-layout-tool-adds-collages-to-instagram-stories-1814073\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New &#8216;Layout&#8217; Tool Adds Collages to Instagram Stories<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/instagram-automatically-labels-hides-fake-news-1813964\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram Automatically Labels, Hides Fake News<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/instagram-warns-users-before-they-post-offensive-captions-1813955\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram Warns Users Before They Post Offensive Captions<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/dm-1-650x366.jpeg\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"><\/p>\n<div>DMs, but make them desktop (via Instagram)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sliding into someone&rsquo;s DMs has never been easier. Instagram is testing desktop direct messaging, allowing users to communicate via the web. 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