Instagram slot recently introduced private likes as an additional way to interact with stories. And it looks like the company will soon be adding a way to reply to temporary clips and photos from your friends. According to developer Alessandro Paluzzi,

who knows how to reverse engineer apps to find evidence of the new feature, Instagram is working to allow people to submit. Voice messages to respond to stories On Saturday, Paluzzi shared a screenshot of the new interface feature.

We've reached out to Instagram for comment. We'll note here that not every feature the company works behind the scenes ends up going public. When Instagram introduced private Story likes,

it said Instagram's motivation was to reduce inbox clutter. Adding the option to send voice messages would go against that philosophy. But it makes it easier to do what you can do within the app.