{"id":102342,"date":"2018-06-27T05:51:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T05:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=102342"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:23:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:23:01","slug":"how-to-video-chat-with-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-video-chat-with-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"How to video chat with Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a bid to make sure you never leave Instagram for a minute, the social network now offers you the ability to video chat with your friends. Here&#8217;s how it works&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Instagram\" src=\"https:\/\/instagram-brand.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ig-branding\/assets\/images\/ig-logo-email.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Instagram<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Instagram<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--90\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"90\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"9\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">9<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>First, go to your Instagram inbox. A quick right-swipe takes you there. Then use the search box to locate your friend or just open any previous message thread. Tap the <strong>camera icon<\/strong> in the upper right corner. Your friend&#8217;s phone will ring and the video chatting can begin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102343\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/VCFlow_All_4-up_v4en_EN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/VCFlow_All_4-up_v4en_EN.png 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/VCFlow_All_4-up_v4en_EN-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/VCFlow_All_4-up_v4en_EN-768x337.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Instagram says you can video-chat with four people at once. What&#8217;s interesting is that you can minimize the video chat and do other stuff on Instagram, like send messages to other friends, browse your feed, or post a story. So if you see your&nbsp;pal on the video chat looking really distracted, that&#8217;s because she&#8217;s looking up the latest Kardashian post instead of paying attention to you. It&#8217;s 2018. If you&#8217;re not multitasking, you&#8217;re missing out.<\/p>\n<p>And speaking of the Kardashians, you can&#8217;t initiate a video call with Kendall unless she follows you on Instagram, too. 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