Thursday 12 November 2020

Instagram redesigns its home screen for the first time in years, adding Reels and Shop tabs

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Instagram’s making major design changes to its home screen for the first time in years. Today, the company announced that it’s adding Reels and Shop tabs to its home screen, a communication of the company’s priorities. The Reels tab will, of course, lead users to Reels, shortform videos similar to TikTok. The Shop tab will surface personalized recommendations, editors’ picks curated by the @shop channel, shoppable videos, and new product collections. Both tabs make it easier for people to find what they want on the platform and go there immediately.

The Likes tab as well as the Create tab where people upload photos are moving to the top right-hand corner next to the direct messages inbox.

“We don’t take these changes lightly – we...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/12/21561099/instagram-reels-shopping-home-screen-tab-update

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