As the year comes to a close, Instagram is offering users a chance to reflect on their favorite memories of 2024 and share them with friends and family through a range of new features.
Instagram’s Latest Updates
Here’s a summary of the new features available on Instagram for the holiday season:
- Collage Feature: Create a visually appealing collage of your favorite memories from 2024 using Instagram’s new “Collage for Stories” feature.
- Custom Templates: Access five new “Now You” templates with New Year’s themes to make your stories stand out.
- New Font and Text Effect: Add a touch of festivity to your stories, reels, and feed with the new “New Year” font and “Countdown” text effect.
- Christmas Chat Topics: Explore new holiday themes, such as “Mariah Carey,” “New Years,” or “Relax,” to add some fun to your conversations with friends and family.
- Secret Phrases in Notes and Text Messages: Discover what happens when you type “happy New Year” or “hello 2025” in your direct messages or notes.
- Personalized Likes: Celebrate the New Year by liking your friends’ end-of-year stories and receive a surprise in return.
These features are being rolled out gradually, so be sure to keep your Instagram app updated to access them. The collage feature will be available to users over the next few days and will remain active until early January 2025.