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Bug hits Meta-owned Instagram stories, several users left in the lurch

Meta-owned Instagram faced teething troubles with its Stories feature and several users were left in the lurch while viewing someone’s stories

Meta-owned Instagram faced teething troubles with its Stories feature and several users were left in the lurch while viewing someone’s stories.

Users went to various social media forums late on Tuesday as they had to view all of someone’s stories all over again before they’re able to see new ones.

The issue also cropped up when someone posts a new story to their feed.

“Does anyone else have this issue where someone posts a new story and you click on it to watch it and it sends you back to the very first story they posted and not the new one? lol it’s annoying i hope it gets fixed soon,” posted one user on Reddit.

Another user said: “It was happening to me, too! i logged out and deleted the app. then reinstalled it and it is back to working normally thankfully!”

A Meta spokesperson told The Verge that the company is “aware that some people are having trouble accessing Instagram Stories,” and was “working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible”.

Meanwhile, the photo-sharing platform is testing a new Stories layout that hides excessive posts.

Users can currently post 100 Stories at once.

Currently, it seems that only a small group of users have received the update with the new Stories layout, so it is likely that Instagram is still testing these changes before rolling out them to all users.

Instagram announces new features, expands Reels duration to 90 seconds

With an aim to help creators engage more with their audience, platform Instagram has announced that it is rolling out new features, including 90 seconds Reels

With an aim to help creators engage more with their audience, the photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it is rolling out new features, including 90 seconds Reels.

The Meta-owned platform said that it is now extending the length of Reels up to 90 seconds, which will help users express their most authentic selves on Reels.

“You will have more time to share more about yourself, film extra behind-the-scenes clips, dig deeper into the nuances of your content, or whatever else you want to do with that extra time,” the company said in a blogpost.

Instagram also said that users can now import their own audio directly within Instagram Reels.

“Use the import audio feature to add commentary or background noise from any video that is at least five seconds long on your camera roll,” the company said.

“Make sure that you like how your voice sounds in the recording because others might use it in their reels, too!” it added.

A new feature also lets creators poll their audience on what should happen in their next video so that they can help shape the storyline themselves.

The Meta-owned platform said that it has recently launched Templates, which allows users to easily create a reel using another one as a template. It pre-loads the audio and clip placeholders, so all users have to do is add and trim their unique clips.

“We will continue to invest in building new ways for you to connect with your audience and entertain on Reels. We can’t wait to see what you come up with and the creative ways you use these new tools!” the company said.

TikTok plans to push app into gaming

TikTok, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, also plans to roll out gaming more widely in Southeast Asia

TikTok has been conducting tests so users can play games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, part of plans for a major push into gaming, four people familiar with the matter said.

Featuring games on its platform would boost advertising revenue as well as the number of time users spend on the app – one of the world’s most popular with more than 1 billion monthly active users.

Boasting a tech-savvy population with 70 percent of its citizens under the age of 35, Vietnam is an attractive market for social media platforms such as TikTok, Meta Platforms’s Facebook, and Alphabet’s YouTube and Google.

TikTok, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, also plans to roll out gaming more widely in Southeast Asia, the people said.

That move could come as early as the third quarter, said two of them. The sources declined to be identified as the information has yet to be publicly disclosed.

A TikTok representative said the company has tested bringing HTML5 games, a common form of minigame, to its app through tie-ups with third-party game developers and studios such as Zynga. But it declined to comment on its plans for Vietnam or its broader gaming ambitions.

“We’re always looking at ways to enrich our platform and regularly test new features and integrations that bring value to our community,” the representative said.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg planning to launch NFTs on Instagram

As NFTs are all the rage these days, Mark Zuckerberg is planning to let Instagram users mint NFTs on the social media platform

As NFTs are all the rage these days, Facebook chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg is planning to let Instagram users mint non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the social media platform.

As per The Verge, Mark made the announcement at the session at South By Southwest, but did not provide a specific date for…read more

The best wearable devices of 2019

Of the many launches this year, Business Standard lists top 5 smartwatches that stood out in 2019

Technology news: It has been a memorable year for wellness lovers, particularly the individuals who needed a perfect ally to follow their exercises and offer bits of knowledge.

The year 2019 saw smartwatches turning out to be a piece of day by day life for some. These gadgets not just assist you with monitoring your every day steps and pulse yet in addition measure different wellness measurements vital for generally bits of knowledge. In addition, you get normal warnings on applications extending from WhatsApp to Instagram, and you can answer to them from your watch itself. They can likewise store music, so you wouldn’t need to convey your telephone during exercises. With some smartwatches, you could even go to calls.

Of the numerous dispatches this year, Business Standard records top 5 smartwatches that hung out in 2019:

Apple Watch Series

The Apple Watch Series 5 does a ton to facilitate your regular daily existence — it isn’t just a marvelous way of life contraption yet additionally a proactive wellbeing support. The expansion to…read more

Instagram launches 13+ age verification for users to curb underage use

The move aims to help Instagram comply with a US law and its own policies

Technology news: Instagram has said that it would require new clients to confirm they are at any rate 13 when they join the outwardly engaged, Facebook-claimed informal community.

The move plans to help Instagram follow a US law and its very own approaches that require any client to be in any event 13.

“Requesting this data will help keep underage individuals from joining Instagram, assist us with keeping youngsters more secure and empower more age-proper encounters in general,” an Instagram blog said.

The organization said the age data would not be obvious to other people however would help in making “age-fitting and more secure encounters” on the interpersonal organization with more than a…read more