{"id":54515,"date":"2026-06-01T09:05:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T09:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=54515"},"modified":"2026-06-01T09:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T09:07:20","slug":"meta-launches-plus-subscriptions-for-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp-whats-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/meta-launches-plus-subscriptions-for-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp-whats-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta Launches Plus Subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp: What&#8217;s Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three of Meta&#8217;s biggest apps are getting upgrades.<strong> Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp now have Plus subscription plans<\/strong> with extra features and customisation options. Let&#8217;s take a look at what each plan offers and how much it costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus: Features and Price<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram remains one of Meta&#8217;s most popular apps, and the company is putting most of the new features there. So, what do you get if you decide to upgrade your account?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Story rewatch statistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stories that stay up longer than 24 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Posting to profiles and highlights without appearing in followers&#8217; feeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Super Heart animated reactions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Custom app icons, profile bio fonts, and additional profile pins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_2464472517.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_2464472517.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_2464472517-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_2464472517-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shutterstock_2464472517-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still keeping up with Instagram updates? You may have missed a couple of other recent changes on the platform: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/meta-to-remove-end-to-end-encrypted-messaging-on-instagram-starting-may-8\/\">end-to-end encrypted messaging was removed<\/a><\/strong> in May 2026 and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/big-relief-for-parents-in-the-uae-instagram-adds-new-content-limits-for-teen-accounts\/\">Teen Accounts in the UAE are getting stricter default settings<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re using Facebook, the Plus subscription mirrors many of the Instagram features, including audience insights, wider reach options, and profile customisation tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus cost USD 3.99\/month.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WhatsApp Plus: Features and Price<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>WhatsApp developers have been busy lately. Earlier, we wrote that the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/whatsapp-is-getting-a-private-ai-chat-mode-that-even-meta-cant-read\/\">app is getting a private AI chat mode<\/a><\/strong> that even Meta can&#8217;t read and launches <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/whatsapp-introduces-parent-managed-accounts-for-kids-under-13\/\">parent-managed accounts for children under 13<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, WhatsApp Plus is being introduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2378766019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2378766019.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2378766019-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2378766019-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2378766019-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For USD 2.99\/month, users get the following set of perks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>App themes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Custom ringtones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Premium stickers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional pinned chats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>List customisation options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering what&#8217;s next, Meta says the Plus plans are only the start. More paid products for creators, businesses, and artificial intelligence products are already in development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three of Meta&#8217;s biggest apps are getting upgrades. Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp now have Plus subscription plans with extra features and customisation options. Let&#8217;s take a look at what each plan offers and how much it costs. Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus: Features and Price Instagram remains one of Meta&#8217;s most popular apps, and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":38758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}},{"id":15507,"slug":"ksa","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/","api_id":215,"title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia"}},{"id":15523,"slug":"qatar","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/qatar\/","api_id":201,"title":{"rendered":"Qatar"}},{"id":15519,"slug":"oman","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/oman\/","api_id":186,"title":{"rendered":"Oman"}},{"id":15514,"slug":"bahrain","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/bahrain\/","api_id":21,"title":{"rendered":"Bahrain"}},{"id":15525,"slug":"egypt","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/egypt\/","api_id":71,"title":{"rendered":"Egypt"}}],"cities":[{"id":15498,"slug":"dubai","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/dubai\/","api_id":1,"title":{"rendered":"Dubai"}},{"id":15499,"slug":"abu-dhabi","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/abu-dhabi\/","api_id":2,"title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi"}},{"id":15508,"slug":"riyadh","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/riyadh\/","api_id":283,"title":{"rendered":"Riyadh"}},{"id":15524,"slug":"doha","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/qatar\/doha\/","api_id":280,"title":{"rendered":"Doha"}},{"id":15520,"slug":"muscat","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/oman\/muscat\/","api_id":281,"title":{"rendered":"Muscat"}},{"id":17008,"slug":"manama","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/bahrain\/manama\/","api_id":282,"title":{"rendered":"Manama"}},{"id":24012,"slug":"cairo","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/egypt\/cairo\/","api_id":368,"title":{"rendered":"Cairo"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}