Instagram, which is owned by Meta, has revealed that users will soon have the option to disable read receipts in their direct messages (DMs).
A new feature that will allow users to choose whether or not to use read receipts in direct messages is being tested by the business.
Both Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri and Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on their Broadcast channels that the update is presently being tested.
“In response to your comments, we’ve begun testing a new functionality that allows you to disable read receipts in direct messages. People will soon have the option to decide when to reveal to others that they have read their messages,” stated Mosseri.
However, they did not mention if that option will be coming to Messenger, which also forces users to use read receipts with no way to disable them.
Meanwhile, Instagram might be developing an ‘AI friend’ feature that will let users create a friend as per their liking.
According to screenshots shared by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi on X, users will be able to communicate with the AI in order to “answer questions, talk through any challenges, brainstorm ideas, and much more”.
The screenshots showed that users will be able to choose the gender and age of the chatbot. Following that, users would be able to customise their AI’s ethnicity and personality. For example, your AI companion can be “reserved,” “enthusiastic,” “creative,” “witty,” “pragmatic,” or “empowering”.
