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Facebook announced bunch of new features for Instagram at F8 conference. Now Instagram started rolling out Video chat and AR filters.Anyone you're in a Direct conversation with (i.e. neither of you have blocked the other) can start a video conversation by tapping the camera icon in the top right corner. And as was previously announced, it works with groups, too.The video chat automatically adjusts as more people are added to a maximum of five participants, yourself included. You can minimize a video call in progress to a small window and scroll through the rest of the app, which should please the multitasks out there.
If you block or mute a friend, it will take away the ability of video chatting with them. You can select the categories of your own choice from explore tab/search tab and can even see the popular hashtags of that time. These categories can be off clothing or animals, just according to your likes and dislikes.
For the first time, Instagram will allow third parties to create filters. It’s starting the launch with ones from Ariana Grande, the NBA, and BuzzFeed, among others. With the new AR style camera effects, you will now be able to augment your photos or selfies with virtual effects and objects. This is somewhat similar to Snapchat lenses.
All these new features should be available on Android and iOS starting today, according to Instagram's blog post.
Please let us know in comments have you updated your Instagram.
Image source: Engadget
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