BANGALORE: Social network Instagram has launched its messaging app called ‘Bolt’ which makes sending visuals easy. The easy to use app allows you to tap once to send a photo and long press to send a video. Undoing a send is done by shaking your phone.
For now, Bolt is available only in New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa, reported the Verge. “We are going to other regions soon, but are starting with a handful of countries to make sure we can scale the experience,” an Instagram spokesperson was quoted as saying.
With Bolt, you can send one message to a friend at one time, and the app also allows you to add text over your image or video.
With the app, users can now share their Instagram stuff with the specific users they want, one at a time.
Instagram’s parent company and popular social networking site Facebook recently launched its own messaging app called “Slingshot”.
Instagram prepares to launch its Bolt messaging app, but only in 3 countries
Instagram today announced the launch of its Bolt app, but only to three countries: New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa. The new app lets you send one-tap photo and video messages to your friend.
An Instagram spokesperson explained the limited launch as such: “We decided to start small with Bolt, in just a handful of countries, to make sure we can scale while maintaining a great experience. We expect to roll it out more widely soon.”
When the app does arrive, users will be able to sign up using their phone numbers without the need of an email address. They then add their friends to a list and start tapping to send photos and videos. Bolt will include support for text captions, and you can reply with text or photos. Similar to Snapchat, messages will disappear once you’ve swiped away from them.
Instagram accidentally tipped its hand last week when it showed users of its app a banner ad for Bolt. The app’s name carries some controversy, however, as a Bolt app for voice calls and messaging already exists.
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