Instagram adds a new feature to facilitate communication with others

Instagram announced today a new feature, a green status point, which indicates that the user is using the application now, which means that if you use the device, you can use it. application, you should see a green dot next to the profile pictures of friends who currently use, the green dot appears in the application's instant messaging service and in the friends list when you share a post with someone # 39; a.

The platform says, "You will only see the green status point for friends who follow you or the people you talked to via Direct Messaging, which has about 375 million users , which allows the user to talk more with people., And you can disable the status information via the status settings of the activity in the settings menu of the # 39; application, where it is enabled by default.

Before the appearance of the green dot, the platform had long since shown the activity of someone by displaying information such as the last the date on which the application was used or indicating that the user was currently active. Direct Messaging.

This feature is a major drawback for many users, and social networking platforms are gradually making such major changes, the same mani

Although Instagram is developing a new feature for time management in the app, according to the general manager of the company who said that Instagram is working on features to combat the technical dependence and ensure that the time spent by the user in the application is positive, drive for people to spend more time interacting with others on the application.

A recent study found that youth who use social media on a daily basis are at greater risk of ADHD: teenagers' reliance on the Internet on their mobile phones and monitoring persistent notifications of sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. during the day that distract them from paying attention to the important things in their lives and lose the ability to control their concentration.

Facebook is also testing a new feature of the photo sharing platform that allows public accounts to remove people from the subscriber list, and another feature is still being monitored during the testing phase. Interact with Facebook messages.

Last week, the platform launched a new update of the application on the Android operating system, which has supported adaptive icons, allowing the application of & # 39; 39; adjust the size of the icon according to the device that it supports. Facebook is trying to make it easier for public users to ask for a blue check mark in their profiles, which should make checking easier.