
While on the video chat, you can minimize the video and multitask on Instagram, sending messages and photos in Direct, browsing your feed, posting a story and more. Tap the new camera icon in the right corner, and the video chat will ring your friends’ phones so they don’t miss it. To start a video chat, swipe into your Direct inbox and open any message thread. Here’s how to start Instagram group video calling with your friends: The upgrade to support for six people was revealed through Instagram’s support page. As has always been the case, you can minimize a video call and continue scrolling throughout the app, and calls are initiated through the direct message interface of the Instagram app.

With today’s update to Instagram group video calling, up to six people can now join a single call. Originally, the feature supported video chats of up to four people, but today Instagram group video calling has been expanded with support for up to six people.

Back in June, Instagram launched support for video chat through its in-app direct messaging system.
