Instagram is getting new themes, stickers, and more customization options; check it out

Instagram launched at the end of last week New features for direct messages (DMs)makes private conversations with your friends more fun. One of the firsts is customizing chats with new themes, changing the look of chats.

These Two new themes launched by the platformLike “Autumn,” to celebrate the arrival of the new season in the northern hemisphere, still in September. The “Sabrina Carpenter” option, inspired by the pop artist’s new album, helps customize conversations between fans.

THE personalization of photos and videos sent through the tool It’s another addition from the Meta social network. Similar to Stories, this feature lets you add stickers, drawings, and text to images shared in private chats, giving interactions a more personal touch.

This is also possible Make cuts from images sent via Instagram DMWith the update, special stickers are created from elements taken from photos and videos stored in the mobile phone gallery. With this, you can play with your friends’ images, for example, by creating memes.

Celebrate birthdays via DM

Another new feature added by the social network is Birthday NotesAs the name suggests, it helps you celebrate your birthday. When you send a note on the special date, your friends will be able to see the birthday cake emoji on your profile photo and in your DMs.

Tapping the note triggers a trigger chat confetti animationmakes the celebration more impressive. On your contacts’ birthdays, you will be able to see the same kind of effects on their profiles during interactions on that day.

These new features for Instagram direct messages are rolling out gradually rolled out to the entire platform user base. Therefore, not everyone may have immediate access to them.