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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · today 16:37 EDT

Instagram Adds Live Location Sharing to Direct Messages

Instagram today announced several updates for direct messages on its platform, including location sharing, nicknames, new sticker packs, and more.


There's now an option to share a live location with a friend for up to one hour on Instagram, which can be used for locating friends when getting together in real life. There's also an option to pin a spot to a map for coordinating meetups.

Instagram says that locations can only be shared privately in DMs, either in a chat with just one other person or a.

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