Instagram has started rolling out web access to direct messages to all of its users globally. The company announced the rollout today on its Twitter account. As usual, you may have to wait a while before you get access to the feature.
Instagram has been testing web DMs with a small group of users since January, and the experience isn’t changing with the wider rollout. Since that test started, Instagram has made small updates to more closely mimic DMs on the app, like including the emoji keyboard and adding a gallery view to photos and videos.
Giving people access to more private messaging, whatever their platform of choice, has been Facebook’s stated goal since last spring. The company ultimately hopes to offer unified messaging across all of its core apps, including Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.
