INSTAGRAM has added a new feature that lets you ask for (and respond to) questions through your Stories. It's live starting today, and we've got a full guide on how it works, and how you can create your own. 4 Instagram questions will appear in your Stories Credit: Instagram 4 Your followers will be able to ask questions directly through your Story Credit: Instagram What are Instagram questions? Starting from today, you'll be able to put out a call for questions on Instagram. The call-to-action will appear in your Instagram Stories, and will give your followers a box to type a question into. You'll be able to see all of the questions you've been sent, and then given the option to respond. Your responses go straight back into your story, where all your followers will be able to read what you've said. 4 You'll be able to see any of the questions asked by your followers Credit: Instagram 4 You can then post responses to the questions (which remain anonymous) in your public Story Credit: Instagram The whole idea is to get people interacting more through Stories, which is a big focus for Instagram. After all, it's Instagram's way of tempting people away from rival Snapchat – and it seems to be working. Instagram Stories now has twice the number of users compared to Snapchat Stories, and six times the growth. Recent improvements to Instagram Stories include the addition of GIFs and polls. Questions are the latest bid to kill off ailing Snapchat – which lost more than $300million last quarter – for good. How to ask questions in Instagram First off, make sure you've got the latest version of the Instagram app – check your App Store for any updates. Then simply follow these steps: First, take a photo or video in Instagram – just like you would when posting a Story Then open the sticker tray (the smiley icon in the top right corner) Choose the question sticker from the list Next, type out your question prompt Place it wherever you like on your Story Then simply share your Story When your friends see the question sticker, they'll be able to tap to reply. They can reply as many times as they want, directly from the sticker. You'll be able to see your friends' responses in your Story's viewer list. 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Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 . We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.<doc-sep>Instagram Stories launched with all the visuals of the Instagram feed but with little interaction — but that is quickly changing with polls, emojis and now, a sticker that feels a lot like a comment tool. Instagram users can now start conversations inside Stories using a new question sticker, announced on Tuesday, July 10 after rumors of the feature leaked last week. The sticker allows users to ask a question, then add the answer to another image inside Stories. Asking a question inside Instagram Stories follows the same steps for adding a sticker. Inside the sticker options, a new “questions” option brings up a sticker that allows you to type in a question or statement. The question sticker can be customized with different colors, and like other stickers, can be moved around the image. Viewers can then tap on the question sticker to type in a response without leaving the Story. The responses aren’t limited either — followers can tap and type responses as many times as they want. Any responses to that question sticker pops up in the same spot where you can view who’s viewed your Story. Instagram has also built in a reply feature to keep the conversation going, all within Stories. Tapping on the reply will add a new sticker to your Story with the viewer’s response automatically inside, below the original question. Using another text sticker, you can respond to those viewer comments. While you will see who has answered the question sticker, if you share the response, the user’s name won’t be attached. You can choose to share an answer anonymously by adding to your Story, or just keep the responses to yourself. The question sticker isn’t the first time stickers have attempted to add the traditional news feed interactions inside the slideshow-like full-screen Stories format. The emoji slider allows users to ask a question and get a response in the form of an emoji in various sizes. A similar poll sticker allows users to ask a question with two possible answers. Users can still use the message tool accessible when viewing a Story, but the question sticker can make some of those responses public, unlike the Direct messages. Instagram hasn’t been shy about focusing on Stories — the CEO of parent company Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has already proclaimed that Stories are a focus for the future. The interactive stickers also come with the recent launch of the option to add music inside a Story. The question sticker is already rolling out, available in version 52 of Instagram on both iOS and Android. Editors' Recommendations<doc-sep>
I nstagram has been going full throttle on updating Stories recently, adding gifs, polls and music to the format in recent months. The latest addition is Instagram poll questions. A new interactive sticker, like the poll sticker and emoji slider, it lets your friends submit questions for you to answer. Instagram is positioning the new feature as a fun way for people to start conversations with your friends. How to ask questions on Instagram Story Select the question sticker for the sticker tray after taking a photo or video Type out your question then place it anywhere in the story and share it When friends see the sticker, they can tap it to reply – and they can reply as many times as they want right from the sticker. Alternatively, you can use it as an “ask me anything” tool, allowing your friends and followers to ask your questions. To see how people responded, you can swipe up on the post to look at the viewers. You can tap a friend’s reply to share it in a new Story – though the identity and photo of the friend will remain hidden, only the answer will be shown. Instagram The new feature is available to use on Instagram now. What the new Instagram Stories Question feature looks like / Luke Abrahams This new Instagram questions feature is definitely going to be taken advantage of We’re calling it now: Instagram Story questions is the new way to slide into someone’s DMs. By posting a question or asking your followers to ask you questions, it is opening up another method of communication on Instagram, one that will probably be soon full of aubergine and peach emojis. Though this may lead to fewer messages in your Direct inbox, you might want to be careful in how you approach sending messages this way. Due to the fact your response can be openly shared in another Stories post, you might want to keep the lewd chat to a minimum, or face seeing your response posted in another Story. Instagram Stories Shopping demo It’s interesting that Instagram has incorporated these new features. For background, last year Instagram’s parent company Facebook bought a new teen social network named tbh (to be honest), which was focused on US teens polling one another and asking questions. Facebook snapped up the app pretty sharpish after it had over 2.5 million daily users in a small space of time, despite being only available in a few US states.