Instagram users can now answer subscriber questions in their stories

Instagram introduced an interactive questions tool that allows users to take and answer subscriber questions in their Instagram story.

The feature revolves around a new sticker, which users can now place on the screen when they create a post for their story, and that viewers can press to submit a question.

The social media application owned by Facebook recently revealed that the Stories feature is now used by more than 400 million of people every day.

In a blog post on the Sticker Questions, Instagram said it was a "new fun way to start conversations with your friends so you can get to know yourself better."

The new sticker will be available on the in-app sticker tray, which will appear after users have captured a photo or video.

Users will be able to type a prompt for questions, then add it to their image before posting, with subscriber responses then appearing in their viewer list, which is private.

If you tap an answer, you'll create a new article post where users will be able to answer the question, the question also seems to indicate the context. However, Instagram has confirmed that the user name and the image of the person who asked the question will not be displayed.

The new feature is being rolled out on iOS and Android, and followers of the recent introduction of a voting sticker as a tool says "gives you an easy way to get closer to all your friends on Instagram ".

The social media platform has been engaged in a long-term battle with Snapchat on the attention of social network users, with Stories one of the many features introduced that inspire own features of Snapchat.

The approach worked, with a Facebook-owned service revealing last month that it had reached one billion active users, compared with about 191 million daily active users on Snapchat.

– Press Association