Direct

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About this app

Direct is a photo sharing app where the photos you send appear directly on your friend's home screen widget. Even if the other person hasn't opened the app or missed the notification, the photo is already on their screen.

[How to Use]

1. Take a photo.

2. Select the recipient. One friend, multiple people, or a group.

3. Send the photo. The recipient's home screen widget will change to that photo.

- No replies

- No likes or reactions

- No feed, no list of past photos

- No follower count or views

All that remains is the single photo that just arrived. Since it doesn't pile up, there is no need to check for backlogs or worry about reactions.

[The Widget is Key]

To use Direct properly, you need to add a widget to your home screen. Press and hold the home screen, tap the plus button at the top left, search for Direct, and add the widget. The widget is necessary for photos sent by friends to appear on the screen.

[Find Friends]

If you allow access to your contacts, we will find people who are already using Direct. Even if you do not grant permission, you can still use the app and invite friends via the invitation link.

[Photos disappear after 24 hours]

Sent photos are automatically deleted after one day. There is no record of what you sent yesterday.

[For those who]

- Want to use this with a small number of people you contact daily, like family, a lover, or a best friend

- Are tired of reactions and numbers

- Want to replace the question "What are you doing right now?" with a single photo

Inquiries: Instagram @Direct.official_2026

What’s new

Direct is here.
• The photo you send fills your friend's screen — no notification to tap.
• Send to the people closest to you: contact match, invite link, or suggestions.
• Photos stack up in your Archive: list to thread, thread to full size, saved to device.
• Press and hold to clear one person's archive — on-device only.
• A home screen widget shows the last photo you received.
• Questions and reports go to a 1:1 channel in the app.
• Available in 14 languages, including Korean and English.