Five New Instagram Features You May Not Have Seen

Apps. Updates. Software developers are constantly working to improve their apps and give their users the best experience possible. But sometimes, it feels like it’s an avalanche of updates. You just updated Instagram last Tuesday! How is there another one ready so soon?  

Maybe you have automatic updates on, so an update is something that happens in the background; maybe you’ve been busy lately and you’ve been ignoring those little “what’s

new” popups. Whatever the case, it can be easy to lose track of the latest fun features. Which is why I’ve rounded up some of the more important Instagram updates for you to check out.

New Feature #1: Grid Pinning

So, your Instagram profile is a grid. Dozens of photos separated by thin white lines, arranged in chronological order of when you posted them. But what if there’s a specific post you want people to see immediately, not when they’ve scrolled down through several weeks of posting? Well, Instagram has added a feature that allows you to pin a post. Pinning a post will make it sit in the top row of posts on your profile, so it’s one of the first thing your follower sees when they click on your account. You can pin up to three posts, so filling that top row; the rest of your posts will still show up chronologically, but the most recent of them will only make it to the second row.

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