Instagram Introduces Personal Video Feed And Themed Channels In Explore

Recently Instagram has been on an update spree. Owned by Facebook, the image based social network has been experimenting with a number of different algorithms, and just a few days ago, the platforms announced some interesting features to its Explore Feed.

One of the most prominent recent features include the channel called ‘Videos you might like’ and it collects videos on a particular theme from across the world, making a flawless video experience.

At the same time, as you scroll down the Explore page and check out the auto playing videos, you will also be able to access featured channels with specific videos.

The Explore Page Is Designed To Adjust To User Preferences

In a company blog post Instagram explained that the features have been added to make the entire experience even better. While there won’t be any fundamental changes to the Explore section, the more you like, it gets better and adjusts to your preferences, showing you more exciting things to enjoy. If you come across something you don’t like, you can simply select the ‘see fewer posts like this’ button.

Available Only In The U.S.

All these features are available in the latest version of Instagram (7.20), which is available on both Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store. Currently, this feature has only been introduced in the U.S. and will roll out soon around the world.

Essence Of Snapchat’s Live Discover Feature

While it would not be fair to call this new feature a copy of Snapchat’s Live Discover feature, there certainly are some similarities. For instance, the Autoplay feature was introduced by Snapchat earlier and since then has been integrated in Facebook and Instagram.

This is not the first time Facebook attempted something similar to Snapchat. Take the example of the Messenger Code feature that allows you to start a conversation by scanning the code on another person’s phone.

Instagram Has Its Bet On Video

Considering the amount of updates Instagram has been getting this year, it is actually quite prominent that the app is betting on video. Earlier in 2016, Instagram introduced the ‘view counts’ that allow users to find out the number of views their videos have been getting.

There was also another update that lets you record 60 second videos. These are also the very reasons why the apps video usage has gone up by as much as 40% in the past few months.

While these updates obviously mean good things for Instagram, at the same time, it raises a number of different questions. Will there be ads in videos? Will you be able to skip ads or watch them till the end? All these questions will soon be answered when the latest features become mainstream.

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