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Instagram’s New Instants App Is Basically Snapchat All over Again

The standalone app lets users send photos that disappear after 24 hours, and Meta says it is testing multiple versions to see what people like.

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Instagram launches Instants, a new app for sharing disappearing photos and videos, offering a Snapchat-like experience focused on private, real-time interactions.

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Instagram Launches Instants, the New Photo Sharing App that You Can only See Once

Instagram tries Instants, a standalone app for sharing ephemeral photos that disappear within 24 hours and can only be viewed once

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Digital TrendsDigital Trends
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Instagram’s new Instants app is basically Snapchat all over again

Instagram launches Instants, a new app for sharing disappearing photos and videos, offering a Snapchat-like experience focused on private, real-time interactions.

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TechCrunchTechCrunch
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Instagram tests a new 'Instants' app for sharing disappearing photos

The app lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours.

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Business InsiderBusiness Insider
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Instagram is rolling out a new app that's a mix of Snapchat and BeReal

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9 to 5 Google9 to 5 Google
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Instagram 'Instants' app launches on Android, and it's basically Snapchat

Instagram just launched its new "Instants" app, which has a Snapchat-like experience that's no longer buried in your messages.

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Instants: Instagram Launches Its "Anti-Snapchat" in Europe

Instagram continues to return to a simple idea: to share quickly, without staging. With Instants, Meta is testing an independent application centered on ephemeral photos and short videos, visible once and deleted after 24 hours if they are not open. The test is currently limited to Italy and Spain. [...] The Instagram article teste Instants, an app of ephemeral photos inspired by Snapchat appeared first on BlogNT: the Blog des Nouvelles Technolo…

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9 to 5 Google broke the news on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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