You can now share songs you listen to on Spotify right to Instagram Stories

Gone are the days of having to take tedious screenshots to share what you’re listening to on Spotify to Instagram Stories. The social network and music streaming service will now let you directly share the song, playlist, or album you’ve been listening to. On top of that, a link for the said song/playlist/album will show up on your Instagram Story so your followers can listen to. Just like other Stories, you can add stickers and text to your post. According to Instagram, this new Stories integration will also let third-party apps post content right to Facebook Stories as well, but the Spotify support is “coming soon.”

Source: The Verge

Instagram now allows batch uploading for Stories

Instagram wants to make uploading easier for its Stories users with a new feature rolling out for both Android and iOS. The latest app update with let you upload up to 10 photos and/or videos at once from your gallery. Just like with regular Instagram posts, you can edit these individually to add your sticker of choice or any text you might want to add. And these photos and/or videos will be uploaded in the order you choose to upload them. In Instagram Story, the sticker menu now automatically shows suggested relevant locations to make it easier for you to add locations to your posts. This update is currently rolling out so you may or may not have access to it just yet.

Source: Android Police

Instagram lets go of its Apple Watch app

As silly as it may sound, before you were be able to scroll through your Instagram feed on the tiny display of the Apple Watch. But that’s about to change. Version 39.0 of the app only states in the changelog the words “general bug fixes and performance improvements” and when you update, the app is taken away from your smartwatch when it’s paired. An Instagram spokesperson also confirmed with The Verge that there will no longer be a “standalone experience” of the app starting with this version. Instead, you’ll only get notifications, if you have that turned on within the app.

9to5Mac believes this has to do with the new restrictions from Apple where Apple Watch apps need to use watchOS 2 SDK or later but Instagram’s app came out during WatchKit 1.0 when third-party apps weren’t able to run natively on the watch. It didn’t even get features like video support and the ability to work over LTE connection. It seems Instagram figured this particular Apple platform doesn’t appeal to them as much.

Snapchat borrows from Instagram this time, tests mention tagging to Stories

This time around, Snapchat is taking cues from Instagram and is letting users tag their friends in their Stories. When someone is tagged on the social network, it works similar to how Instagram implements this. Viewers can tap on the link and a new menu shows up that links to that user’s information and you can be given the option to add said user. The difference though is there is no autofill, so you’ll need to remember your friend’s Snapchat username and they won’t be alerted if they get tagged. Snapchat confirms they are trying out this feature and there is no official word yet about when it’s going to be available for all users.

Source: The Verge