{"id":7269,"date":"2018-04-21T19:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T19:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.7boats.com\/academy\/?p=7269"},"modified":"2019-11-06T06:46:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T06:46:13","slug":"new-features-on-instagram-to-roll-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.7boats.com\/academy\/new-features-on-instagram-to-roll-out\/","title":{"rendered":"New Features on Instagram to Roll Out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7boats.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/instagram.jpeg\" alt=\"instagram new features\" class=\"wp-image-7394\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.7boats.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/instagram.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/www.7boats.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/instagram-460x266.jpeg 460w, https:\/\/www.7boats.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/instagram-120x69.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.7boats.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/instagram-310x179.jpeg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There are some interesting changes coming to your, and the world\u2019s favourite photo sharing app, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.7boats.com\/academy\/instagram-recorded-600-million-users\/\">Instagram<\/a>. Obviously, the purpose of these new features is to make Instagram better and more user-friendly. Let\u2019s look at the changes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>First up, Instagram will allow you to make the hashtags in your profile bio clickable.<\/strong> It\u2019s like the option to tag your friends on Facebook while you put up a status message. Previously, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.7boats.com\/academy\/instagram-stories-turn-over-new-leaf\/\">Instagram<\/a> allowed hashtags to be used on profile bios, but these were not clickable. You could not link the hashtag to another user\u2019s profile. Now, you can do that! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The user you are linking through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.7boats.com\/academy\/course\/social-media-marketing\/\">hashtag<\/a> will be notified. Of course, there will be an option to unlink from your hashtag if the person you are linking wants to do so. <strong>It\u2019s not just the # button that will act as a linking agent. The other button you can use is the Twitter-famous @<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Additionally, Instagram has decided to move away from its old practice of using algorithms to update feed. <strong>Now, it is moving to a chronologically arranged news feed<\/strong>. What it means is that you can find newer posts at the top, like you do on Twitter. This chronological feed isn\u2019t fully functional as yet, but Instagram is working towards it. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There\u2019s another change coming up! <strong>Instagram will discontinue refreshing your feed for you<\/strong>. You will have the app where you leave it after you come back after a hiatus. <strong>The newer posts that get uploaded while you are away will show up on a new button: New Posts. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">These changes will be rolled out in the next few months. So keep updating your Instagram app!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are some interesting changes coming to your, and the world\u2019s favourite photo sharing app, Instagram. 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