Instagram Tests Reels-First Default Home Experience
Meta's Instagram is testing a redesign that would make Reels the default landing experience while prototyping a customizable 'Your Feed' control, Android Central reports. The prototype lets users adjust the mix of algorithmic recommendations versus followed accounts and select content types, while the Reels-first layout aims to boost engagement and ad inventory amid regulatory and competitive pressure.
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- Read OriginalInstagram’s Quiet Overhaul: Why Meta Is Betting Big on a Reels-First Future While Dangling a Hyper-Customizable Feedwebpronews.com
