Instagram Stories offer users a great way to keep their friends, family, and followers up to date with all their goings-on. The feature has become hugely popular on the app, and it seems that Microsoft has been taking note and looks set to introduce a similar feature to one of its apps too. You will never believe which app though. Microsoft is bringing an Instagram Stories-like feature to OneDrive. Yes, you read that right, OneDrive.
In a Microsoft Tech Community blog post, the software giant has released details of what it is calling OneDrive photo story, a feature it says is powered by innovation and built on trust.
The new feature, which Microsoft is currently testing offers users a way to stay connected with loved ones, offering you the chance to share all the moments you have saved on your OneDrive with a unique inner circle. The feed will be invite-only, and your friends and family will be able to comment, like, and react to your pots.
Microsoft’s Catherine Feldman, who penned the blog post announcing the new feature describes it like this:
“Photo story brings all your memories into a private, invitation-only feed that you can share with family and friends, and it supports comments, reactions, and notifications to spur authentic interactions through photos that people actually care about. The feature is available now in beta in Australia on the OneDrive mobile app for Android and iOS, and from your favorite web browser. We plan to roll out the new feature in the U.S. and other regions later this year, as we continue to listen to customer feedback, and develop and improve feature capabilities.”
The feature is currently being tested in Australia, but there are plans to expand its availability. Interestingly, you don’t need a paid Microsoft 365 account to access the new feature either as it is available to users of the free OneDrive basic account, as well as OneDrive Standalone 100GB, Microsoft 365 Personal, and Microsoft 365 Family subscribers.
This is an interesting move from Microsoft, and we will be watching to see how it develops. A more intimate and dare we say more serious version of Stories could be a popular proposition, especially considering many users have family subscriptions to Microsoft 365. It really could go nowhere though, so we’ll be playing close attention. If you are happy enough just using Instagram Stories, check out our guide to the best filters for Instagram Stories.
