Today, Instagram says user feedback pushed them to deliver the latest tweaks.
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The Facebook-owned photo-sharing app announced Thursday that newer posts will now be more likely to appear first in users’ feeds.
Instagram came under fire when it canned the chronological feed in favor of an algorithm in 2016. A novel idea. Tapping the button will take users to the top of the feed with new posts. Today they have a couple new announcements that aim to meet the most frustrated users on their platform halfway.
Instagram has long inspired our online shopping habits, so it was only a matter of time before they cut out the middle man and let us shop direct from the app. Just plain ‘ol chronological order.
The social media platform’s algorithm-based feed means you often miss timely posts, such as a family member’s vacation photos or a friend’s engagement announcement.
Back in 2016, Instagram changed the way its algorithm worked as to allow the app’s primary feed to function in a similar manner to Facebook’s non-chronological flow of information.
“Instagram’s feed ranking is powered by machine learning, which is constantly adapting and improving based on new data”, said Mr. Madway.
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In addition to that new button, our overlords at Instagram have promised to show more “newer posts” first in the feed. “We hope this makes browsing Instagram much more enjoyable”, the post reads. This sounds like a good compromise and will hopefully spread beyond the testing phase to more users soon. Along with the new tab, Instagram is also promising that “newer posts” will show up in your timeline without having to press on the tab all of the time. It also should prevent users from missing those posts that are near and dear to their hearts.
