Providing a reply interface for a media content item within a messaging system

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to perform operations comprising:
• providing, by a messaging application, display of a first user interface comprising a friend content feed with a plurality of tiles, each tile of the plurality of tiles being user-selectable to view a respective content collection within a set of content collections, each respective content collection within the set comprising a collection of media content items submitted by a respective friend of the user, the first user interface being separate from a message thread of the messaging application;
• receiving, by the messaging application, first user input provided by the user, the first user input selecting a first tile of the plurality of tiles;
• providing, in response to receiving the first user input, display of a second user interface for viewing the respective content collection corresponding to the first tile, the second user interface being configured to individually traverse through each media content item within the respective content collection corresponding to the first tile in response to a first swipe gesture;
• receiving, via the second user interface, second user input of a second swipe gesture provided by the user with respect to display of a current media content item within the respective content collection corresponding to the first tile, the first swipe gesture and the second swipe gesture being in different directions;
• and
• providing, in response to receiving the second user input, display of a reply interface together with display of the current media content item, the reply interface for sending a reply message to the friend associated with the current media content item,
• wherein the second user interface is configured, after reaching a last media content item within the respective content collection corresponding to the first tile, to automatically advance to a first media content within the respective content collection corresponding to a second tile of the plurality of tiles in response to the first swipe gesture, and
• wherein the reply interface depicts a set of stickers as user-selectable icons for responding to the media content item and includes an input box configured to receive text input.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

• providing, by a messaging application, display of a first user interface comprising a friend content feed with a plurality of tiles, each tile of the plurality of tiles being user-selectable to view a respective content collection within a set of content collections, each respective content collection within the set comprising a collection of media content items submitted by a respective friend of the user, the first user interface being separate from a message thread of the messaging application;
• receiving, by the messaging application, first user input provided by the user, the first user input selecting a first tile of the plurality of tiles;
• providing, in response to receiving the first user input, display of a second user interface for viewing the respective content collection corresponding to the first tile, the second user interface being configured to individually traverse through each media content item within the respective content collection corresponding to the first tile in response to a first swipe gesture;
• receiving, via the second user interface, second user input of a second swipe gesture provided by the user with respect to display of a current media content item within the respective content collection corresponding to the first tile, the first swipe gesture and the second swipe gesture being in different directions;
• and
• providing, in response to receiving the second user input, display of a reply interface together with display of the current media content item, the reply interface for sending a reply message to the friend associated with the current media content item,
• wherein the second user interface is configured, after reaching a last media content item within the respective content collection corresponding to the first tile, to automatically advance to a first media content within the respective content collection corresponding to a second tile of the plurality of tiles in response to the first swipe gesture, and
• wherein the reply interface depicts a set of stickers as user-selectable icons for responding to the media content item and includes an input box configured to receive text input.