instagram diwali stickers: Instagram launches Diwali-special stickers and Story feature – Times of India

For Diwali, Instagram has announced the launch of three new stickers to encourage the community to connect with their friends and family. When people post Stories using stickers, these will also be visible to their followers in a Diwali special multi-author story.
These stickers are a part of Instagram’s global campaign for Diwali called #ShareYourLight. They have been created in collaboration with a Bangalore-based illustrator, muralist and pattern designer, Neethi (@kneethee), to celebrate new beginnings and the triumph of light over darkness.
Here’s how you can use the stickers:
· Capture or upload content to your story
· Select the sticker tool from the top navigation bar
· Under the featured section, you will see the three new Diwali themed stickers. Place the same on your story
· Finish creating your Story and post
The stickers will be visible from tonight and the multi-author story will be live from November 2.
Facebook recently deepened its integration with Instagram with a new move that lets people import their contacts between Messenger and Instagram and do cross-app group chats. The company had rolled out the feature as a part of updates for Facebook Messenger. However, Facebook says that users will have the same level of control over who can contact you. In addition with support for cross-app chats, Facebook also brought polls to Instagram DMs Group Typing Indicators which will let you know when others are typing were also added.