Headlining the updates today (Nov 26) is the ability for users to share their live location via DMs. According to a Newsroom post, Instagram states you can share your location "privately" in one-on-one and group chat DM threads. The platform states your shared location in a chat will "disappear after one hour."

Instagram has added three new features to make direct messages (DMs) more engaging. You can now share your location with a friend or a group for up to one hour, use over 300 new stickers, and add nicknames for yourself and your friends.

Instagram spruced up its DM features on Monday. You can now share your live location with friends, handy for meetups at concerts or other crowded places. The social platform also now lets you add nicknames in one-on-one or group chats,

Instagram is adding the ability to share your live location with friends in your DMs for up to one hour at a time so you can find each other when arriving at concerts, outings, and other gatherings. The feature works within Instagram’s direct messages, which also gets a few other new features, including sticker packs and nicknames.

Instagram has just announced a new feature which will allow users to share their exact live location in private direct messages.

Instagram has introduced a new feature within its in-app DMs, as it now lets users share their live location with each other.

Meta now allows users to add nicknames for themselves or friends in DMs, simplifying usernames or adding a touch of personalization through inside jokes. Nicknames appear only in private chats and do not affect public Instagram profiles.

To share your live location, you just need to open a direct message with a friend or a group chat. From there, you can choose to share your live location for up to an hour. If you'd rather not share your live location constantly, you can also just drop a pin on the map to show people where you are.

Instagram is introducing the ability for users to share their locations with their friends via DMs, the company announced on Monday.

Instagram announced in a blog post that its rolling out a live location-sharing feature in some countries, though it didnt say which ones (via The Verge ). Youll be able to share your live location for up to an hour or drop a pin on the map so you can find your friends and family when arriving at concerts, outings, and other gatherings.

Meta announced on Monday some new features coming to Instagram direct messages, and location sharing support is one of them. The company said in a blog post that the feature aims to make it easier for people to arrange hangouts directly from their Instagram conversations.