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Instagram Reintroduces Chronological Feed Option
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Those of you saying you don't have it yet, have you tried tapping the Instagram title at the top left of the app? When you're on the default Home view, there is no drop down arrow like it shows in the screen grabs with this story. Tap it and the menu popped up for me.
I'd love to know where their feedback comes from as far as the ranked feed being a better experience? I scroll thru so much crap that has no relevance to me, from accounts I don't follow, just to get to the content I want, which is just sprinkled in.... I'm sure they are just saying that because it will be super obvious when an add pops in during the following/favorites feeds.
Finally!!! This is ideal if you don't want to see the world's photos and only want to see photos from umm I don't know... family.
Meta should just create a web app version of Instagram that has the full functionality of the iOS and Android versions. Problem solved. That way, on an iPad you run it under Safari.
Now that TikTok (which has a perfectly functional iPad app) is eating their lunch, I wonder how much longer they can hold out on their users. It seems like IG's attitude was that focusing only on the phone would let them remain ahead of the pack. That has now been proven to be a fallacy and they have catch up to do.
There was an article recently where some Meta-rep was talking about an iPad IG app and said their research said there was not enough need for one. If their research is as good as their algorithm, that right there says it all.
Can anyone that actually has the new app post their version number? Mine is updated and shows v227.0.0.4.115 and does not have the new functionality.
Yes, that is super annoying! I find the same with FB groups. There are some useful groups that I follow, which have infrequent posts, but I want to see notifications of EVERY post as it occurs, but if no one has posted in a while, it gets dropped off my notification feed.
I'm on the same version. I had to go to my Profile, hamburger menu in the upper right hand corner, then select "Favorites" to set them. Now I see the option in my feed to only show those.
If you noticed this.. you could remove those accounts or…… continue to scroll (which people did… a lot).
Self-curation needs to come back. These algorithms are not what I signed up for.
If you are reading sporadically AND following hundreds of accounts, as you say, then that means you are missing—a lot.
Self-curation was one factor that made these services great—not their algorithms, minus google.
I originally left Insta because of this change, but gotta say… my life is better without Instagram. Won’t be going back.
So, thanks, but no thanks, Meta.
So, thanks, but no thanks, Meta.
Having to tap the logo to change views is certainly a way to hide the feature!
At first the logo doesn’t even have an arrow next to it to indicate there’s a hidden menu (that only appears after you tap it). Had I not read how to use this feature I don’t think I would have found it. So while they have added the option, it still seems they don’t really want people to use.
At first the logo doesn’t even have an arrow next to it to indicate there’s a hidden menu (that only appears after you tap it). Had I not read how to use this feature I don’t think I would have found it. So while they have added the option, it still seems they don’t really want people to use.
That worked! Thank you. Who'd have guessed that it's an "easter egg" feature only unlocked by performing some random settings.
It just took them a bit to highlight it for everyone. I got a little tooltip this morning when I launched it saying something like "Check out the new way to view your Feed!"