Instagram head Adam Mosseri has announced that the company is actively testing the ability to switch between three different view options. One of which includes the highly requested return of a chronological feed.
Mosseri shared a video in which he showed how users may soon be able to swap between view modes. The default setting is ‘Home’ and is essentially what every Instagram user experiences when they log in right now. It’s highly rooted in Instagram’s algorithm and will show a feed created by what the company believes the user is interested in seeing. The second setting is a new feed and is dubbed ‘Favourites’. This feed, as explained by Mosseri, is made up of content from preselected accounts from the user. This can be anything from friends, family, or favourite meme accounts. ‘Favourites’ will specifically show content posted by those accounts and those accounts only. Finally, ‘Following’ is the third feed and introduces the requested return of a chronological feed of content.
Testing Feed Changes 👀
We’re starting to test the ability to switch between three different views on your home screen (two of which would give you the option to see posts in chronological order):
– Home
– Favorites
– FollowingWe hope to launch these soon. More to come. ✌🏼 pic.twitter.com/9zvB85aPSp
— Adam Mosseri (@mosseri) January 5, 2022
Mosseri has confirmed that some Instagram users have already been able to get their hands on the new feed options. It’s expected that even more users will be able to test the feature out in the coming weeks. The full rollout of the new feed views is said to come during the first half of 2022.
