Instagram is simplifying its messaging features today so that all conversations wind up in the same place.

Until now, permanent and ephemeral messages would appear in two separate spots inside Instagram Direct: ephemeral at the top of the screen, permanent at the bottom. But starting today, ephemeral messages will begin appearing directly inside of permanent chat threads. They’ll still disappear once the photo or video has been viewed, but there’ll be a little note mentioning that something has been shared.

The intention is to make it easier for people to have an ongoing conversation, even if that conversation includes a lot of disappearing messages.

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