Instagram It does not stop introducing news and, now, it seems that among the plans of the application it would be to follow even more in the footsteps of TikTok. The app does not stop introducing novelties that are very reminiscent of its main competitor and, in this way, they would be losing all that remains of their essence.
The social network has been very concerned in recent times by the flight of many of its users to TikTok And because of that, You have already been able to see some updates that are exactly the same as the famous ones reels.
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As reported by TechCrunch, the app would be experimenting with full-screen vertical home feeds. In this way, the videos are brought more front and center and the users would directly see the content.
Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, did a test on his Twitter account with a video announcing that some feeds were going to start including much taller photos and videos. At the end of the tweet, he asked users to give their opinion on it.
📣 Testing Feed Changes 📣
We’re testing a new, immersive viewing experience in the main Home feed.
If you’re in the test, check it out and let me know what you think. 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/dmM5RzpicQ
– Adam Mosseri (@mosseri) May 3, 2022
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What the company is expected to do is completely forget the current format of the photos and that everything is displayed in full screen, that is, use the vertical format. Additionally, these changes would have the side effect of removing stories within the interface.
From that moment on, las stories they will only appear when users would like to see them and every time they swipe down at the top of the device.
![This is how the feed would appear with the new update.](https://i0.wp.com/imagenes.20minutos.es/files/article_default_content/uploads/imagenes/2022/05/04/feed-instagram.jpeg?resize=656%2C369&ssl=1)
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Right now, every time we share an image on Instagramthe home feed is occupied not only the image, but also for comments, subtitles, likes and other features at the top instead of below.
The spokeswoman for MetaSeine Kim, said in a statement that the home feed would be displayed once users start scrolling down, although they assure that ‘Stories’ will still be available at the top of the screen.
Last April, Mosseri warned that the platform would change its ranking algorithm in such a way that “original” content would be rewarded over forwarded content. In addition, Instagram has pushed a lot for the short video format and the choice to focus the app A video-focused feed might not be so far-fetched.
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These changes, if they came, would be quite drastic and, therefore, it is hard to believe that this will come true, but just in case, We will have to be attentive to future information that the Meta application releases about this possible update.
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