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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Saqib Shah

What are Instagram Notes and how can you use them to share disappearing DMs?

Instagram says Notes is a fun way to get recommendations or start convos with your closest pals

(Picture: Shutterstock/Dean Drobot)

Ever wanted to ask your Instagram friends something in private without sharing your post with all your followers? Now you can with Instagram Notes.

The feature introduced late last year lets you share short disappearing text messages with close pals and people you follow back. Once shared, your “note” will appear atop your chosen friends’ inboxes for 24 hours, giving recipients the option to kickstart a chat by responding directly to you.

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