Instagram adds scheduled messaging and translation to DMs
Instagram updates DMs with scheduled messaging and in-stream translation, and more from X, and LinkedIn.
Written by: Sophie Mason
💬 Instagram updates DMs with scheduled messages and improved translations. Users can now schedule messages up to 29 days in advance and access in-stream translations powered by Meta.
📣 X introduces voice mode for Grok amid rising app downloads. Now available to top-tier X premium subscribers, voice mode allows users to ask questions aloud ad receive AI-generated spoken responses.
✅ Instagram experiments with AI-powered tasks in DMs. The app is currently testing a new 'create task' prompt, allowing users to initiate a simple action based on their message content.
📰 LinkedIn introduces two new metrics for newsletter creators: Email Sends, showing how many subscribers received an article email, and Email Open Rate, tracking the percentage who opened it. Both are now available in the newsletter analytics page.
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