The Latest Instagram Updates
Written by Trinity Duong
When we use just about anything in our everyday lives it seems like a sudden shock when anything about it changes slightly. This is how the modern-day person feels about social media and its many updates. Often we wraith at the fact that we must now coexist with a new form of our app and learn to understand it. However, these momentary lapses of confusion can be solved by reading this article that tells you about all the new Instagram updates that can be hard to understand.
Not too long ago, there was a glitch in the iOS that caused the disablement of the carousel feature that aids us in accessing the “Select Multiple” photos feature when you go to post on Instagram. After working on a solution, Instagram’s update tweaked the way in which we create carousels. Carousels are groups of up to 10 photos and/or videos that are shown in a single post. This caused a bit of turmoil for users as the production and curation of their posts were not immediately understood by their users.
Instructions are followed by:
In your Instagram app, select “Add Post”
Choose your first image and hold until the number 1 appears in the corner of your media
You will be able to select up to 10 images and videos to post
However, it should be noted that this update is solely to fix a bug and the normal program should resume shortly displaying the “Select Multiple” button for users.
Instagram has also launched new Insights for Reels that challenges its TikTok competitors. Due to these tools that give businesses and creators essential data about the reach of their content, Reels has begun to catch up with their rivals that also offer detailed analytics. This competition then begins to aid influencers and small businesses in bolstering their income.
Before this, Instagram users and primarily Reels content creators, were only able to view publicly available metrics like views, likes, or comments. Now Reels can access data such as Accounts Reached, Saves and Shares. It also shares the number of most concurrent viewers that have watched your live videos.
This application has also begun to show in the account insights the breakdowns of accounts that the user is reaching and what content formats are generating the most engagement.
When it comes to entrepreneurs and content creators that focus their main source of income on social commerce, analytics are essential to their everyday production of content. Now you can shop in Reels and forward your in-app sales, and with the added data available to content and business creators, Reels can be tailored towards reaching potential customers.
Instagram’s insights combined with in-app shopping projects the perfect business plan for content creators to reach and monetize their target audience.
It's valuable to learn and understand how your app works for you. Especially when it is generating traffic towards either your account or your websites. Being aware of your target audience and curating your connections is essential to a thriving business.
From learning how to work every little corner on your app to researching your new viewers, these updates will give you access to the best and rarest ways of putting out content. Don’t stray away from learning about your new updates because learning about them ahead of the curve will take you a step forward.
If you want to learn more about Instagram, algorithms, and Reels check out, “New To Instagram Reels? This Is For You”.
