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Radu Oncescu

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Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 2m

✍️ Instagram is widely launching a new “Draw” feature for Instagram DMs.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 2h

👻Instagram added three new, Halloween-themed cropping shapes for photos added in stories as overlays.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 16h

🎨Meta added a new chat theme for Facebook Messenger and Instagram DMs, “Happy Halloween”.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 20h

🧵Threads added a new animation for the "Like" button, but only on the "NBA Threads" topic / community.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 1d

ℹ️ X added a new “About this account” feature for its US users.

Tap on the “Join date” to see this infromation.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 1d

ℹ️ X added a new “About this account” feature for its US users.

Tap on the “Join date” to see this infromation.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 1d

🎨Meta added a new chat theme for Facebook Messenger and Instagram DMs, “IT:Welcome to Derry”.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 1d

⏰YouTube now allows us to set a daily limit for how long we can scroll on the Shorts feed on mobile.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 1d

💚WhatsApp is widely testing on iOS the ability to add a Facebook link to your profile through Meta Accounts Center.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 2d

🫥TikTok launched its “Avatar Duo” feature in the EU as well.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 2d

🎃TikTok added a new “Halloween” font for content creation.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 2d

💠Canva says that all designs and elements are now driven by AI.

You can also generate your own designs for free.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 2d

💠Canva added a new, AI-powered conversational agent for templates.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 3d

♥️ TikTok is now displaying on iOS the number of recently added songs to “Favorites”.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 3d

✂️Instagram added new updates for Instagram Edits users:

— Halloween-themed text options and restyle presets.
— More controls to the adjust tool and option to add adjustment layers.
— Improved voiceover recording with new countdown and retake features.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 3d

📲 Instagram could soon increase the number images / videos we can add in a carousel post.

— TikTok supports 35 photos per carousel.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 3d

📲Instagram is testing a new desktop (web) viewing experience that includes a background with the color scheme of the reels.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 3d

💠Microsoft added a new “Imagine” tab on Microsoft Copilot’s desktop (web) version.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 3d

📲 X added a new UI for in-app web browsing experience (YouTube link + web link).

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 4d

🛍️ X now allows users with a Premium Business tier to buy an inactive handle via its X Handle Marketplace.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 4d

📲Instagram is rolling out the new UI in the European Union as well with these two little details:

• IG changes the “Reel” icon for reels shown in “Explore”.
• IG changes the UI across mobile OSs: If you change to the new UI on Android, you will see it on iOS as well.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 4d

💠Meta added on Instagram a new “Open app” button for Meta AI.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 4d

📲 Instagram could soon show for posts shared as stories — carousels, reels — some KPIs (shares) as well.

Radu Oncescu @oncescuradu.bsky.social · 5d

🧵Threads is now showing on iOS a small preview the post description in the reply UI.