Instagram has updated its private messaging tool, making it easier to share certain types of videos.
Now people sending permanent pictures or movies to friends won’t have to crop them before sending. Instagram’s Direct messaging function supports landscape video, so video will appear in its native format.
Instagram also made it possible to share web links privately. Links can be previewed within the message thread, including the ability to select phone numbers and addresses embedded on those sites.
Instagram said the landscape and portrait upload tool is shipping on iOS now and will hit Android devices soon.
Both iPhones and Androids can share links via Direct starting immediately.
