Instagram to get Messenger-like emoji reactions feature for Instagram DMs

The feature will let users send reactions to Instagram Messages similar to those currently available on Facebook’s Messenger app.

The feature was discovered by reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) who posted a demo of the same on her Twitter account.

“Instagram is working on Reactions for Direct Messages. Currently, “non-employees can only see the reaction” Facebook’s Tech Comms Manager @alexvoica confirmed this unreleased feature and this is “something they’ve been testing for a few days,” Wong tweeted.

The news was confirmed by Facebook’s Tech Comms Manager Alexandru Voica(@alexvoica) who also shared the tweet on his account.