By Napier Lopez.
Napier Lopez is a writer at The Next Web.
Instagrams Stories are one of the most popular ways to share content on social media, but sometimes images and videos just arent as effective as plain old text. Instagram knows this too, so now its testing a new feature simply called Type that puts the emphasis on written stories.
You can choose from several fonts, and Instagram automatically selects a plain background or gradient. Alternatively, you can upload an image of your own to use as a background, though Instagram will apply a filter on it in order to emphasize your text. Check out the different styles in the gallery below:
We first spotted the test in December when it was apparently limited to users in Japan and now at least one European TNW team member has it on his device.
In other news, WABetaInfo which also spotted the new Stories format noticed Instagram is testing the ability to send a notification when someone takes a screenshot of your story.
Previously the company supported notifications for screenshot of direct messages, but this is the first time weve seen it for stories. That said, it does cut you some slack it wont notify users of your first offense, but will do so after your second strike.
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