Meta has rolled out Instagram Plus, a premium monthly subscription service designed to enhance the everyday user experience.
The Plus is available for $3.99 per month worldwide, allowing users to get their hands on premium features without getting a verified badge.
The new features included in Instagram Plus are:
Stories
- 48-Hour Stories: Extend your stories to last 48 hours
- Reviews: See aggregate data on how many times a user rewatched your stories.
- Search Viewer List: Search your history viewer list for exact usernames
- Unlimited Audience Lists: Create unlimited custom audience lists for your stories
- Anonymous Story Viewer: Preview other users’ stories without appearing on their watch list
- Spotlight Stories: Highlight a story to keep it at the top of your friends’ feeds
Customization of profile and app
- Custom Bio Fonts: Customize your account with specific bio fonts
- Custom App Icons: Change your Instagram app icon to different designs
- Pin up to 6 posts: Pin up to 6 posts to the top of your profile (up from default 3)
- Hidden Posts: Post directly to your profile without clogging up your followers’ feeds
Interaction features
- Super Hearts: Send animated “Super Hearts” to your friends in DMs
A Meta spokesperson said: “Instagram Plus is about giving users more control over how they share and engage. We’re listening to our community and delivering features they’ve been asking for.”
The company informed its users not to use any “Instagram Plus” APK files, which are third-party applications, as these applications violate Instagram’s terms of service as well as expose users to various security risks. Meta instructed users to only purchase subscriptions from in-app settings.
