Instagram may finally bring Direct messenger to desktop platform


  • TECH
  • Friday, 11 Oct 2019

Instagram could bring Direct to the desktop version of the platform. — AFP Relaxnews

According to a reverse software engineer with a knack for discovering upcoming application features before their public releases, Instagram is working on bringing its Direct messaging tool to desktops.

Jane Manchun Wong has made her name in the tech world for discovering and publishing her accurate predictions of app tools and features in the works at industry-leading social media platforms. By digging through the code of various apps, the reverse-engineer recently discovered that Instagram appears to be working on Direct for the desktop version of the social networking service.

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