How to make heart on Instagram Story

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Published: 20:55 AEDT, 15 February 2022 | Updated: 22:04 AEDT, 15 February 2022

It's the go-to social media app for millions of people around the world, and now Instagram has launched a new feature within its Stories tool.

Launched on Valentine's Day, the Private Story Likes tool allows you to respond to Stories with a 'heart', rather than having to send a direct message (DM).

Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, said: 'The idea here is to make sure that people can express more support for each other, but also to clean up DMs a little bit.'

Launched on Valentine's Day, the Private Story Likes tool allows you to respond to Stories with a 'heart', rather than having to send a direct message (DM)

1. Open the Instagram app, and tap on the Story you'd like to view

2. When the Story opens, tap on the heart icon between 'Send Message' and the paper airplane icon

3. The like will only appear on the viewer's sheet, and not in your DM with them 

Previously, users had several options when replying to Stories, including sending a direct message, or through 'quick reactions'.

While the quick reactions – which include a surprised face, flame and clapping hands – can be sent with the tap of a button, they come through to the recipient as a DM.

The new Like option is still as easy to use, with a single tap of a button, but unlike quick reactions, will not come through as a DM.

In a video posted to his Twitter, Mr Mosseri explained: 'We're rolling out Story Likes – the ability to like any story you see on Instagram.

'Now as you go through Stories, between 'Send Message' and that little paper airplane, there will be a heart icon.

'If you tap on it, it'll send the author of that story a like, and that like will show up in the viewer sheet, not in your DM thread with them.

'So you can do so without worrying about cluttering up your messages.'

If you post a Story yourself and want to see who has liked it, simply go to the viewer sheet for that Story and you'll see a heart icon from any viewer who liked it.

Mr Mosseri added: 'I said at the beginning of the year that messaging was a key priority for us, and a big piece of that is focusing DMs on the conversations between you and the people you care about.'

The news comes shortly after Instagram announced that its highly-requested chronological feed is finally making a return.

Mr Mosseri confirmed the news during a hearing before a Senate subcommittee, saying that the platform is 'actively working on' it.

The timeline for the launch remains unclear, although Mosseri said it is likely to be 'in the first quarter of next year.

Instagram followed on from Mr Mosseri's hearing with further information on Twitter.

'We want people to have meaningful control over their experience,' it explained.

'We've been experimenting with Favourites, a way for you to decide whose posts you want to see higher up, and we're working on another option to see posts from people you follow in chronological order.'

Instagram has launched a crackdown on fake accounts, introducing a new feature showing users information about who is really behind a username.

The Photo-sharing app' more than 1 billion users will now be able to evaluate the authenticity of accounts, weeks after parent Facebook rolled out similar measures in a bid to weed out fake accounts on its social media platform.

The 'About This Account' feature will allow users to see the advertisements an account is running, the country where the account is located, username changes in the past year as well as other details.

To learn more about an account, go to their Profile, tap the … menu and then select 'About This Account.' 

There, you will see the date the account joined Instagram, the country where the account is located, accounts with shared followers, any username changes in the last year and any ads the account is currently running. 

Instagram also plans to significantly boost the number of verified accounts for public figures, celebrities, and global brands. 

Along with the account username, applicants will need to provide full real names and a copy of legal or business identification.

Instagram also said it will allow the use of third-party apps such as DUO Mobile and Google Authenticator for two-factor authentication to help users securely log in to their accounts.

Many of you have asked how I am making these cute hearts on Instagram (you can follow me on Instagram at @kellygolightly), so I wanted to share the app so you can have some hearty fun of your own. Read on to discover what the app to make hearts on Instagram is called…

How To Make Instagram Hearts

Without further ado, the app I use to make hearts is called, drum roll please…

Afterlight!

What Is Afterlight?

Afterlight is a fun and easy app that allows you to make different shapes. So instead of your typical square or rectangualr photo, you can create heart-shaped frames, make circles, ovals.

And, there’s a frame that allows you to keep the original length of your photo too, which is great.

Hope you enjoy!

Have More Instagram Questions?

Are there any other apps you enjoy for Instagram?

Or questions you might have on how I edit our photos?

Let me know, I’m an open book and happy to share any Instagram insights I may have!

My Favorite Things: Heart Edition

While we’re on the topic of hearts, I love a heart motif in fashion and design. Therefore, I rounded up some of my current favorite items, from heart necklaces and earrings to heart-embellished joggers.

Do you have a favorite item? Let me know in the comments!

And be sure to follow me @kellygolightly over on Instagram to join our LOVEly community.

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