Instagram is testing chronological feed options after announcing plans to do so last month. Instagram’s lead, Adam Mosseri, stated in a video that users will have three different Instagram feed options. Instagram’s three feed options will be Home, Favorites, and Following. The Home feed option is still available to users today, and it is designed to help them “make the most of their time.” Users will also be able to use the ‘Favourites’ feed, which will focus on a user-designated list of accounts to ensure that they do not miss out on people they consider close, such as friends, siblings, or important accounts.
Finally, the ‘Following’ feed will show users a chronological list of the accounts they follow. Mosseri pointed out that the feature is significant because the Home feed is set to gain more recommended accounts over time, so people will be able to see the accounts they follow using this option. When some Instagram users open the app, they now see these feed options. According to reports, users will have to manually add accounts to their favourites list.
Instagram decided to discontinue the chronological feed, which displayed posts in the order in which they were published, in 2016. It switched to an algorithm-based feed, which shows you the posts it thinks you’ll like the most. However, users have been critical of Instagram’s algorithmically arranged feed since its debut in 2016. Users have previously complained about not seeing posts from accounts they follow, as well as seeing outdated posts at the top of their feeds.