Abiodun on Instagram is rolling out vertical profile grids to its users, removing the square layout everyone is used to. The company began testing a rectangular grid format in August, with company head Adam Mosseri admitting the square grid is “pretty brutal” since uploads on the platform …
Abiodun on Instagram is introducing what it calls ‘trial reels’, a new way for creators to experiment with content on non-followers. Trial reels will let creators try out new ideas for reels without worrying about how their followers might react to the content. “By sharing reels to …
Abiodun on Instagram is introducing new updates to DMs, giving users more ways to express themselves. The updates include live location sharing, nicknames and 17 new sticker packs. Starting with DMs, people can now share their live location for up to an hour in private DMs or …
Abiodun on Tired of seeing irrelevant posts on your Feed or content that you do not like? You will soon be able to have control over what appears in your Instagram Feed, Explore, and Reels page. In a news post on Tuesday, Meta announced it is testing …
Abiodun on Instagram is reserving the best video quality for high-performing posts. Company head, Adam Mosseri confirmed this in an AMA video over the weekend. While answering questions, Mosseri explained that some videos have lower quality compared to others because the company wants to “show people the …
Abiodun on Instagram and Spotify have announced a new integration that will let users add songs directly from Instagram posts or stories to their Spotify library, 9to5Mac reported. When users tap on a song that appears on an Instagram post or Story, they will see a new …
Abiodun on Instagram is giving users the ability to drop comments on their friends’ Stories. Previously, replies to Stories would appear in the DM as a private message. For comments on Stories, they will appear public, and they will also be temporary for up to 24 hours …
Abiodun on Instagram is giving users more ways to express themselves creatively with new text tools and animations. As part of the new update, users can now add text and stickers to photos and carousels, and select new fonts and animation effects in reels and stories. Previously, …
Abiodun on Instagram is testing a new vertical profile grid that shows posts in rectangular format instead of the current square layout. In an Instagram story on Friday, company head Adam Moserri said the current square grid is “pretty brutal” because most of what is uploaded on …
Abiodun on If having 10 pictures or videos in an Instagram photo dump was not enough for you, there is good news because the company has now increased the number to 20. The company announced on Thursday, adding “that means more space to share your summer highlights.” …
Abiodun on Meta is rolling out its AI Studio in the US. With AI Studio, anyone can create an AI version of themselves on Instagram, generate memes, and create AI chatbots that will autoreply to people in DMs. The company started an early test in June among …
Abiodun on Early in April, Meta announced it was making changes to the way manipulated media is displayed on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. The company began adding a “Made with AI” label to AI-generated video, audio and images automatically and based on self-disclosure but the feature wasn’t …
Abiodun on On his broadcast channel on Thursday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company has started an “early test” in the US that will let creators build AI versions of themselves on Instagram with Meta’s AI Studio. The feature will “primarily show up in messaging for …
Abiodun on Instagram is giving users the option to livestream to their Close Friends list only. Previously, livestream on the platform was public and anyone could join on a public account or the followers of a private account. With the new private livestream, users can go live …
Abiodun on Instagram is launching four new stickers for Stories to help people get more creative and have more fun with their audience. The new stickers provide options to share your favourite song of the day, create custom photo stickers, and get more engagement from stories. Since …
Abiodun on Instagram is revising its algorithm to favour original content and give smaller creators a chance over aggregators. With the upcoming change, aggregator accounts that repost other people’s content will not be recommended, instead of this, Instagram will now recommend the original content regardless of the …