Instagram will inform you when you’ve seen every post from the past two days so you won’t have to worry you’re missing something important.
Ever worry that Instagram’s algorithm is hiding important posts from you? Fret not, because the Facebook-owned social network just introduced a feature that squashes that concern.
« Today, you’ll start noticing a ‘You’re All Caught Up’ message when you’ve seen every post from the last two days, » Instagram wrote in a Monday blog post . « We’ve heard that it can be difficult to keep track of your seen posts. With this message, you’ll have a better understanding of your Feed and know you haven’t missed recent photos or videos. »
Posts that you’ve already viewed and ones that are older than two days will show up below the « You Are All Caught Up » message, Instagram said. This feature is rolling out now to iOS and Android.
The move comes after Instagram switched from a chronological to algorithmic feed in 2016. Much to the chagrin of some users, there’s no option to switch back to chronological, though earlier this year, Instagram did roll out some changes to « ensure that newer posts are more likely to appear first in feed. »
Instagram is also testing a feature that lets people ask open-ended questions in stories, Android Police reports. You can already poll people in your Instagram stories in two ways: asking your followers to pick between two answers, or having them answer by sliding an emoji of your choice to the level they want.
Instagram, which now attracts one billion monthly active users, has been busy adding new features as of late. Most notably, the company launched IGTV, a hub for watching long-form vertical video on your phone. It also recently rolled out features that let you add music to stories, and shop from them. You can also now use Instagram for one-on-one and group video chats.
Meanwhile, as it bulks up its main app, Instagram is testing a « Lite » version in Mexico that « takes up less space on your device, uses less data, and starts faster. »
