Instagram on Wednesday announced a new search system for its mobile app that will display photo and video suggestions instead of just user accounts, hashtags and locations. The feature, which is still being implemented, will make it easier to find new articles on what the user is looking for – and is very similar to what TikTok already offers.
Upcoming changes to Instagram’s search system were shared on the company’s official blog (via The Verge), in which he describes how search works today and how Instagram wants to improve it. Currently, if you search for something on Instagram, you will only see a list with associated profiles or hashtags, but no photo or video content is shown.
What Instagram wants is to show photos and videos of what you’re looking for, which should allow users to discover new content that might be of interest to them. A screenshot showing how Instagram’s new search will work has also been shared by the company, as you can see in the featured image for this post.
We’re also improving search results for crawling. For example, your search for “space” will also show you photos and videos related to space. This is especially useful when you don’t have an exact username or hashtag in mind when searching for a certain topic.
If this sounds familiar to you, it’s because that’s exactly how TikTok search works. There you don’t have to search for a specific user. Users can simply search for a topic they like and then TikTok will display related videos. Of course, as TiKTok has grown in popularity, it’s no surprise that Instagram has wanted to follow the same path as its competing social network.
It’s unclear when the new search will be available to Instagram users, but the company suggests that it will be available for search results in English first.
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