Instagram is once again “inspired” by TikTok in its new interface

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Instagram is “going dark” with its feed in its new interface. Although it is not yet available to all users, the changes are in the direction of moving away from its old feed to become the new “TikTok” : showing suggested content such as viral videos. In addition, the platform is changing again and will convert all the videos you upload, less than 15 minutes long, into Reels .

"The new interface is clearly inspired by malaysia phone number data TikTok, in the same way that Instagram has often been "inspired" by its more innovative rivals, such as when they cloned Snapchat Stories ," argues Devin Coldewey in a post on his TechCrunch page .

Important changes in the new Instagram interface
One of the changes Instagram has made is that we can no longer mute or unmute videos by tapping on them. This feature was very useful for watching videos in public places where we might be disturbed by noise. Now, if you want Instagram to be silent, you have to put your entire phone on silent.

Another major change is item-by-item scrolling . Previously, scrolling was infinite, and you could scroll down until you saw a “you’re caught up” message. You can let posts scroll by and pause them with your finger when you see something interesting, or a post from a friend instead of a meme account.