Instagram is adding a DM scheduling feature before everyone can schedule posts

Instagram adds an option to schedule . Social media expert Lindsey Gamble and Instagram confirmed it TechCrunch which is rolling out scheduled DMs to all users.

When writing a message, hold down the send button and you can select a date and time. It appears that messages can be scheduled up to 29 days in advance. Until all timed-up messages are sent, you’ll see a banner reading something like “x messages scheduled”.

This will be useful for people who want to schedule birthday messages for a group of friends at once or, for example, to remind someone to pick them up from the airport on a certain day. It will also be useful for people who tend to take care of correspondence at night and do not want everyone to know how late they stay awake. It’s definitely not something I’ve ever done with email.

It’s worth noting that Instagram is rolling out this DM scheduling feature before all users can . For now, this feature is limited to people who have .

Meanwhile, Instagram is rolling out several limited year-end features to help you celebrate the holidays and your memories of 2024. For one thing, there’s a collage tool for Stories that has a year-end theme. Based on the Instagram images shared, it looks like you can go with a Happy New Year overlay.

There are many Add Yours templates based on the new year, such as one that you can use to invite friends to share photos in the format how 2024 began / how 2024 ended. If you hit the Like button on End of Year Stories, you’ll see a custom effect. There is a New Year font and Countdown text effect for Stories, Reels and feed posts.

Festive chat topics for the holidays include New Year’s, one called “chill” and, of course, another based on Mariah Carey. Last but not least, if you use some emojis based around celebrations or phrases like “Happy New Year” or “hello 2025” in DMs or notes before the end of the year, you will see an Easter egg of some type