The unsubtle battle between Instagram Stories and Snapchat has been going for a little while now. Snapchat was at its peak and then Insta dropped the Stories bomb. Snapchat filters were still the one (hold tight basic dog ears), but then Instagram gave us Boomerang, Superzoom and its own (not so great) selection of filters.
But now Instagram have gone and one-upped team Snap by offering another feature to Stories for everyone to play around with for a day or two – GIFs. Yes, GIFs.
You can now paste teeny tiny GIF on top of whatever you've decided to take a picture on. And the catalogue of options is way stronger than Instragram's usual emoji offerings - the little animated bundles of joy come straight from Giphy (the same GIF service that you'll probably have somewhere in your Apple iPhone keyboard, or on Twitter).
Curious? Of course you are. Here's how to join in the fun...
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Here's how to follow the Stranger Things cast on Snapchat
1 of 11Millie Bobby Brown Snapchat:
Eleven is a mysterious young girl with psychokinetic powers. She was found in the woods by Mike and his friends, the day after their friend Will disappeared. To start off with, the character doesn't talk much – but her acting is mesmerising to watch!
2 of 11Finn Wolfhard Snapchat: finnwolfhard
Mike Wheeler is like the leader of the pack. He's the driving force in finding his friend Will - with the help of Eleven.
3 of 11Caleb McLaughlin Snapchat: wise_man1013
Lucas Sinclair is Mike's childhood friend. He's also his neighbour and classmate! He's the apprehensive one and is unsure about Will collaborating with Eleven in the search for Will.
4 of 11Dacre Montgomery Snapchat: dacremontgomery
5 of 11Natalia Dyer Snapchat: N/A
Natalia plays Nancy Wheeler in the show, but she unfortunately doesn't have Snapchat - sorry about that!You can follow her on Instagram @nattyiceofficial and Twitter @NataliaDyer
6 of 11Charlie Heaten Snapchat: N/A
Charlie, who plays Jonathan Byers in the show, doesn't have Snapchat - but you can follow him on Instagram @charlie.r.heaton.
7 of 11Gaten Matarazzo Snapchat: N/A
Gaten (who plays Dustin) doesn't have Snapchat, but you can follow him on Instagram @gatenm123 and Twitter @GatenM123
8 of 11Noah Schnapp Snapchat: theschnappchat
Noah, who plays Will Byers, can be found on Snapchat under the username theschnappchat
9 of 11Joe Keery Snapchat: N/A
Joe Keery, who plays Steve Harringon, isn't on Snapchat - but can be found on Instagram @uncle_jezzy and Twitter @joe_keery
10 of 11Winona Ryder Snapchat
Winona Ryder doesn't actually have Snapchat or Twitter. In fact, she told Variety she thought Snapchat was some kind of snack."In Heathers we had the Snappy Snack Shack," she explained. "It was the 7-Eleven place. I thought [Snapchat] had something to do with food."
11 of 11Sadie Sink Snapchat: N/A
Sadie Sink, who plays Max in the show, doesn't have Snapchat - but you can follow her on Twitter @SadieSink and Instagram @sadiesink_
How To Use Instagram GIFS
Other Fun Instagram Stories Filter Features
While we're here, did anyone else spot the new face filters? Because we just found these ones and lol, hours of entertainment right here:
If you want to have a go youreself, tap the sparkly emoji icon at the bottom of the screen or swipe up from the Insta Story camera view *before *taking a picture and you'll find several new options. You've got the classic 'turn your chin into a face' filter, or (my personal favourite) 'turn your mouth into an endless trippy tunnel of doom' feature. Enjoy.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.