Instagram Is Testing A Reels-first Ui In India And South Korea

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Instagram has chosen India and South Korea to trial a caller interface that displays nan app’s Reels page first.

The institution first showed disconnected a akin creation erstwhile it launched its first iPad app earlier this month. The caller interface has Stories up top, for illustration it did previously, but nan DM fastener now lives connected nan navigation barroom successful nan center, and nan Reels tab will move to nan 2nd spot. You tin swipe to navigate betwixt these tabs.

The Following tab is now placed adjacent to Reels, and gives you 3 provender options: “All” for recommended posts and reels from accounts you follow; “Friends” for posts and reels from mutuals; and “Latest” for nan newest posts and reels.

Instagram said that while this redesign is being tested pinch a constricted number of people, nan institution intends to rotation it retired globally.

Adding to its announcement past week that Instagram crossed 3 cardinal monthly users, Meta said connected Monday that overmuch of its maturation is acknowledgment to short videos, which are reshared crossed its various platforms 4.5 cardinal times. That is why it is much prominently featuring Reels and DMs successful nan app’s interface.

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