Instagram has today released an update that brings two new features to the social media platform: the ability to add hashtags and profile links to a user’s bio.
Instagram shared the update in a blog post:
These new updates build on the social media service previously allowing users to follow hashtags in their main feed.
Here’s how to use the new features:
Instagram notes that when you link a profile in your bio, that user will receive an alert and will have the option to remove it if they would like.
Also, as reported by TechCrunch, Instagram looks like it may soon copy Snapchat’s QR code feature. Assets of QR code functionality were recently found in the Android app. Dubbed “Nametag scan” in the files, the potential feature could let users scan QR codes to open profiles of individual or even businesses.
The social media service declined to comment on the this feature to TechCrunch.
