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While it was not explicitly mentioned whether downloaded Reels will include a watermark, a picture posted by Mosseri suggests that the downloaded videos will display the Instagram logo along with the account name.

Instagram is launching and testing new features designed to connect its users with the people and groups they care about and encourage interactions between friends on the app through Notes, Group Profiles, and Candid Stories.

Instagram announced that the platform would start nudging teens to encourage them to switch to a different topic if they have been browsing the same type of content on Explore page for a long time.

Instagram announced that its users can now pin up to three posts or Reels at the top of their profiles. Just like pinned posts on Twitter or TikTok, such posts will appear at the top of the Instagram grid as if you had recently posted them.

To make the gradient in its logo "illuminated and alive," the platform updated it using an "innovative 3D modeling process." Consisting of Instagram's brand color, the iconic gradient is the foundation of the company's color system.

People use hashtags as a key way to find content on Instagram, so some users might not welcome the change if they rely on hashtags for searching for new posts rather than the most popular ones or Reels.

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.

To assign moderators to a Live broadcast on Instagram, the streamer should click the three-dot button in the comment bar. The moderator can either be selected from a list of suggested accounts, or you can find the specific account using the search bar.

The enhanced options are aimed at highlighting the behind-the-scenes creators, such as songwriters or makeup artists, who may go unnoticed and are underrepresented.

The company is launching the Take a Break feature, which prompts users to take a break from Instagram when they scroll through their feed for a long time. So far, this feature is available to users in the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.