Instagram Launches Two New Chronological Feed Options
Instagram introduced two new feed options, Following and Favorites, which allow users to sort their feeds to see content posted by the people they follow or only see content from their favorite accounts. Both feed options show you posts in chronological order, so you can quickly catch up on recent posts, but they differ in the posts they display.
? Chrono Update ?
— Adam Mosseri (@mosseri) March 23, 2022
Today, we’re launching two new chronological views for your Instagram Feed – Following and Favorites. These options give you more choice and control over what you see in the app.
Let me know what you think ?? pic.twitter.com/MBmPUUoGCV
The Following feed option displays the latest posts from the accounts you follow and includes all Instagram accounts a person follows.
We heard you loud and clear — chrono is back! ?
— Instagram (@instagram) March 23, 2022
Two new chronological views have been added to your Feed. Tap “Instagram” on the top left of your app to switch between Favorites and Following. pic.twitter.com/737vVmo9aV
Favorites, in turn, shows the latest posts from the accounts you've starred and want to keep up with, such as your close friends, family members, or favorite content creators. Favorites includes up to 50 accounts added to a user's favorites list (editable at any time). Posts from the people that are on your favorites list will show up higher in the main feed.
You can access the new feed options by tapping the Instagram logo on the top left of the home page to choose between them.
Notably, the algorithmic Home Feed will still be the default one once you open the app.
Instagram earlier confirmed that it would bring back the chronological feed to give users more control over what they see in their feeds.