Instagram brings status updates with new Notes feature

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When Instagram's Notes feature started showing up on my app, I was immediately transported to the height of Yahoo! Messenger. But these days, it wants to make the feature a rival to Twitter. The feature has been tested for months, but it looks like Meta found the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the chaos at Twitter.

Notes lets you attach a 60-character status to your profile, which shows up in your Instagram messages. This feature joins Instagram's new BeReal-like feature and its other collaboration tools.

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Instagram starts testing its BeReal clone

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Instagram hasn't been shy about copying features from its competitors. Aside from its new collab features, the Meta social network has a new Candid Stories feature, recreating BeReal's signature once-a-day posts using both the front and rear cameras on your phone. Instagram is testing the feature in South Africa first.

Similar to BeReal, Instagram's Candid Stories will prompt you to post once a day. You can see your friend's Candids when they post. These will appear in the Stories section of the app. Instagram hasn't elaborated on when this feature gets a wider release, but you'll definitely hear from us when it does go live.

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Instagram tests more collaboration features with Group Profiles, Collaborative Collections

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Instagram is again throwing more features against the wall to see what sticks. A couple of the new features it's testing revolves around collaboration on the platform.

Group Profiles allows multiple users to post on one profile. According to Meta, "Whenever you share content to a Group Profile, that content will only be shared to group members instead of your followers, and will be posted on the Group Profile instead of your own."

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OPPO Find N2 Flip is the latest flip phone contender

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OPPO is entering the flip smartphone segment with its newest announcement, the OPPO Find N2 Flip. The company introduced it in its home country, China, but it has plans to introduce this phone internationally. 

While it still has that compact form factor of flip devices, OPPO adds a tall 3.62-inch cover screen. It's a 60Hz OLED panel with Gorilla Glass 5 protection. You can take selfies or framing shots, show QR codes, and access settings on the phone from this tiny display.

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