Instagram is restoring the news feed in chronological order under the name “Favorites”.
Social media platforms, whatever they may be, must constantly evolve and listen to their users if they are to accurately maintain their user bases and acquire new ones. This is a constant development, iteration after iteration, with good and not so good things. In the latter case, users usually report it quickly. This happened recently with Instagram. Here is the answer from the platform today.
Instagram reintegrates news feed in chronological order
When Instagram first launched, the News Feed showed posts by date they were posted, with the most recent posts at the top of the list and the oldest at the bottom. Later, Instagram changed how this news feed works, starting to display posts according to an algorithm that should sort according to your preferences.
This algorithm is mainly based on your past interactions with a particular account. So, if a post from an account you frequently chat with, like, or comment on regularly hits the platform, chances are that post will land at the top of your newsfeed. That being said, if you miss this nice display of posts in chronological order, know that Instagram has announced its return, it will now be marked as “Favorites”.
This one is called Favorites
The idea is this: this new “Favorites”list is a list where you can add the accounts that interest you the most. Depending on the platform, posts in the Favorites feed will appear in chronological order. In other words, you’ll see which accounts interest you the most, be it your loved ones, friends, colleagues, brands, and more.
If you want to go back to the “traditional”feed, you can switch to the “Following”section and the posts will be presented to you according to the results of the Instagram algorithm. The update rolls out normally. If you don’t see these options yet, be patient, it won’t take long.