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Introducing Instagram Video Chat & More

Last month, we announced that new updates were coming to Instagram to bring you even closer to the people and things you love. These updates — including Video Chat, topic channels in Explore, and new camera effects for Stories — are rolling out today.

Video Chat in Instagram Direct

Now, you can video chat in Instagram Direct, either with just one person or a group. Video chat gives you the experience of realtime video in a private space and helps you feel close and connected to friends when you can’t be together. Your friends are already on Instagram, and with video chat, you can seamlessly connect across iOS and Android and without a phone number.

To start a video chat, swipe into your Direct inbox and open any message thread. Tap the new camera icon in the right corner, and the video chat will ring your friends’ phones so they don’t miss it. While on the video chat, you can minimize the video and multitask on Instagram, sending messages and photos in Direct, browsing your feed, posting a story and more.

Video chat is perfect for groups. You can video chat with up to four people at a time, and the video will expand as more friends join. If there’s an active video chat in a group thread, the camera icon will turn blue. Simply tap the camera to join in the fun. You can video chat with your friends for as long as you’d like. When you’re ready to leave the video chat, tap the red phone icon at the bottom.

You can video chat with anyone you have an active Direct thread with. If you block a person, they will no longer be able to video chat you. You can also mute a person if you don’t want to receive notifications from them. To update your video chat notifications, tap the gear icon on profile and find the new video chat control in Push Notifications.

Topic Channels on Explore

Topic channels on Explore give you new ways to discover your interests on Instagram. Over 200 million people visit Explore every day to discover new ideas and find inspiration. Now it’s even easier to browse through posts you want to see and accounts you want to follow.

With topic channels, you can be more intentional about how you navigate posts on Explore. When you open the page, you’ll see a tray at the top with personalized channels. This includes a ‘For You’ channel, which has a mix of posts tailored to your interests. You’ll also see channels on topics you might like such as Art, Sports, Beauty or Fashion – as well as a list of hashtags, giving you more ways to explore your interests. Now, when you want to get inspired by the latest fashion trends or discover a new travel destination, you can easily find posts you’re looking for and follow those accounts or hashtags.

We’re also giving you better ways to control what you see on Explore. You can browse through a variety of interests by swiping from grid to grid, or you can go deep into a specific interest by tapping on a channel and scrolling up. If you’d like to remove a topic channel, press and hold the channel and select ‘Mute’ from the menu. This sends the channel to the end of the tray, giving you the option to unmute it at any time.

New Camera Effects

Lastly, you’ll now see the first batch of new camera effects designed by Ariana Grande, Buzzfeed, Liza Koshy, Baby Ariel and NBA in the Instagram camera. Whether you want to make your friends laugh or add some glam to your selfies, you now have more ways to express yourself and feel closer to your favorite accounts.

You’ll see a new effect in your Instagram camera if you follow any of these accounts — just tap the face icon at the bottom right corner. If you aren’t a follower but you see an effect that you love, you can tap to try it on and add it to your camera.

This is just the beginning. We’re excited to bring new effects from more of your favorite accounts to Instagram soon.

All of these features are available on Android and iOS starting today.

How to Video Chat on Instagram Through Your Messages

  • You can video chat on Instagram through the direct-messaging feature. 
  • It's easy to video chat with one person or a group of people by going to your existing direct messages on Instagram — but you are limited to six people at a time.
  • Here's what you need to know to video chat on Instagram. 

Though not everyone is aware of it, Instagram's direct messaging feature has a video-chat option available, provided you have the latest version of the app installed. 

Before you get started, be aware that you can only video chat with up to six people. And as long as you're able to direct message someone, you should be able to video chat with them.

Here's how to do it, whether you want to video chat with a single person or a group of Instagram users.

How to video chat on Instagram

1. Open the Instagram app on your iPhone or Android phone and log into your account, if necessary.

2. Tap the paper airplane icon in the top right corner of the screen.

Go to your direct messages. Devon Delfino/Business Insider

3. Select the username of the person you want to video chat with — or to video chat with multiple people (up to six), select a group name. 

4. Tap the video icon in the top right corner of the screen to begin your video chat.

Click on the video chat icon in the direct message. Devon Delfino/Business Insider

Your screen will immediately convert to a video chat, which you can shrink if you need to look at other things on your screen during your conversation.  

If you want to add another user to the conversation after you've set it up, simply swipe up on the video chat, and tap "Add" beside their username (you may have to search for their username it if doesn't appear in the suggested list).

 

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Add camera effects to FaceTime calls on iPhone

During a video call in the FaceTime app, you can take on the look of your favorite Memoji or Memoji character (on iPhone with Face ID). On supported models, you can also use the built-in filters to change appearance, add stickers, labels, and shapes. FaceTime allows you to take screenshots to capture the special effects added to your image during a call.

Become a Memoji character

In Messages on iPhone with Face ID, you can create a Memoji character and then transform into it during FaceTime calls. iPhone recognizes your movements, facial expressions and voice and renders them as a character. (Your character will mimic your facial expressions even when you stick out your tongue!)

See Using Memoji in Messages.

  1. During a FaceTime call, tap the button. (If the button is not visible, tap the screen.)

  2. Tap the button, then select Memoji (scroll through the character images at the bottom of the screen and tap one). nine0003

    The interlocutor hears your speech, but instead of your image sees your Memoji, which speaks on your behalf.

Use a filter to style your picture

  1. During a FaceTime video call, tap your picture, then tap the button (on supported models).

  2. Touch the button to open the filters.

  3. Select the style of your image. To do this, tap the filter at the bottom of the screen (swipe left or right to preview). nine0003

Add captions

  1. During a call, tap the screen, and then tap the button.

  2. Touch the button, then select the label.

    Swipe up from the top of the text box to see more text options.

  3. After selecting the label, enter the text you want to appear on the label, then tap anywhere on the screen outside the label.

  4. Drag the label to the desired location. nine0003

    To delete an inscription, touch it, then touch the button.

Add stickers

  1. During a call, tap your picture, tap , then do any of the following:

    • Touch the button to add a Memoji sticker or the buttons to add an emoji sticker.

    • Tap the button, swipe up and tap the button.

  2. Tap a sticker to add it to the conversation. nine0003

    Swipe left or swipe up to see more options.

  3. Drag the sticker to the desired location.

    To remove a sticker, touch it, then touch the button.

Adding shapes

  1. During a call, tap your picture, then tap the button.

  2. Tap the button, then tap the shape you want to add to the call.

    Swipe up from the top of the shapes window to see more options. nine0003

  3. Drag the shape to the desired location.

    To delete a shape, tap the shape, then tap the button.

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How to make a FaceTime call from Android or Windows

The next update of FaceTime opens up new and really wide horizons for the application. This was announced at the WWDC 2021 conference. From now on, the service will work not only with Apple devices, but also with others based on Android or Windows operating systems. Moreover, you can interact with FaceTime even through a browser. Thus, Apple's proprietary service is trying to become a full-fledged competitor to Zoom or Skype. nine0003

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How do I make a FaceTime call from Windows or Android?

In truth, the user of an Android or Windows device will not be able to initiate a FaceTime call, but will be able to join an active conversation created on an Apple device. nine0003

Starting with iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey, you can let anyone, even if they don't have an Apple device, join a FaceTime call with you by first creating a link to the conversation that can be shared anywhere.

Using this link, friends and family members who do not have an Apple account can enter a FaceTime call with you using a web browser open on any non-Apple device, be it a Windows PC or a phone/tablet on Android. nine0003

This effectively makes FaceTime a platform-independent video service, although you still need to be an iOS or Mac user to start a FaceTime call and send a link. Here's how it works.

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How do I create a FaceTime call link and share it with users?

1. Launch the FaceTime app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. nine0003

2. Click Create Link .

3. Optionally, give the FaceTime link an identifiable name by clicking the Add Name button at the top of the Share menu that appears .

4. Select the method of sending the link, for example, via Messages, Mail, a third-party messenger, or select Copy to copy the link to the clipboard.

Once you send the link and the recipient opens it, they will be redirected to a web page where they can enter their name to join the conversation. Once he joins the call, the usual FaceTime options will appear on his device screen to mute the microphone, turn off the video, switch the camera view, and end the call. nine0003

Importantly, FaceTime calls will remain end-to-end encrypted, which will also be the case on Windows or Android devices.

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