Instagram’s New Feature Is a ‘Digital Business Card’ for Your Profile
A scannable QR code accompanied by one’s bio.
Instagram is making it easier for users to share their profiles. The app has rolled out profile cards, which essentially provide a digital business card for one’s handle.
Each card shows the user’s handle, profile photo and bio, as well as an optional song. The card then has a second side showing a QR code laid over a background of their choosing. Fellow Instagram users can then scan the code to be taken to their profile.
Users can customize the info on their cards by heading to their profile and clicking on the “Share Profile” text. A video showcasing the card can also be downloaded, so that users can promote their Instagram profile on other social platforms.
Instagram has offered QR codes to share profiles for over five years now but the new feature tacks on more info and context to those one is adding.
