Instagram Chronological Feed: How To Get Instagram's Old Home Page Back
Instagram users can rejoice once again because the ability to view posts in chronological order is back. The feature's return, which the company previously removed half a decade ago in lieu of a more algorithmic feed arrangement, has been much anticipated. The algorithmic timeline has been a chief complaint among Instagram users who preferred to see content in the order when they were shared, with the most recent posts leading the stream of content.
This update comes as part of a new initiative to give Instagram users different ways to choose what to see in their feeds. For now, there are two feed arrangements to choose from. 'Following' will show posts from people the user follows, arranged chronologically. 'Favorites' is a special feed that'll be comprised of accounts earmarked by the user — such as in-real-life friends or favorite celebrity follows — whose posts will be given priority and pushed to the top of the feed.
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To switch from the default algorithmic ranking of posts to the revived chronological order, launch the Instagram app and press the 'Home' icon at the bottom-left corner of the screen. Next, tap on the Instagram logo in the top-left corner of the home page and choose 'Following.' Posts from all the Instagram accounts the user follows will then be arranged according to the time they shared it, with the most recent ones appearing first.
Over the years, social media platforms like Instagram have opted for the algorithmic arrangement of posts from their users. They have continued to develop features designed to adapt to a person's habits on the app. For example, personalized recommendations can benefit users who have specific interests and
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