Instagram has brought back the much-awaited chronological view. Know the details here
Instagram has brought back the chronological feed mode! The photo-sharing app, owned by Meta, is adding two new modes that change the look of the main feed, delivering the much-awaited reverse chronological view. The app has been expected to launch this feature for a long time. The Verge reported that the new modes will change the way the main feed works. Additionally, the feed is designed to “give users more choice and control over what they see” while using the app, i.e. allowing you to skip suggested posts and algorithmically sort based on your likes and searches.
Instagram users can add up to 50 accounts and posts in the Favorites feed
Instagram in one of its blog posts details its “Following” feed as “See the latest posts from the accounts you follow, in the order they are post”. They also detail that the Favorites mode will allow users to start up to 50 accounts and posts that you love, and then have them show up higher in the main feed. Users will also be able to see those posts in a separate “Favorites” feed. You can even make changes to the Favorites list at any time.
Instagram spokesperson Seine Kim is quoted by The Verge as saying that “your Favorites list is private to you and will not be visible to anyone else”. In the press release announcing the change, Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared that more recommendations will be added to the feed over time on the basis of user preferences.
While these features are rolling out, neither of these new feeds can be set as defaults, at least for now. So every time Instagram is opened a default algorithm based feed will be displayed and if to access the Follow or Favorite feed one will need to select them manually.
