It is often said that once something works, there is no need to change it. It seems that some don’t realize it until they have had a mishap. It was only known that Instagram plans to make changes to its home screen menu (Yes again). But this time it seems to have succeeded in making the change.
It has already undergone many changes regarding the interface of this social network, some due to an increase in functionality, some due to a change in strategy (and these are the least useful ones for him). are all things to say). The company owned by Meta is targeting its tenth variation, but this time around He wants to go back to his roots (and that it doesn’t slip through users’ fingers, of course many of them go to TikTok).
Changes coming to Instagram
They are not particularly important for the application’s interface to undergo very radical changes. variations focus in the bottom bar with shortcuts to different sections and functions. And the truth is gets better something that should never disappear from it: the permissive icon direct access to content creation. In this way, Instagram focuses on the things that really matter to the joy of many. As they say, to your cobbler’s shoes.
That way, you won’t have to scroll through different menus to start creating something… Press the icon with the picture of the ‘+’ symbol, the action is executed. This shows that on Instagram they clearly want to focus on content, something that should never change no matter how much they want to monetize the app (there are other ways to explore and they don’t affect the usability of the app and, by extension, the platform).
Obviously, this movement has its victims, but they are not particularly relevant to users. The shop icon in the bottom bar disappears (without removing the sales links from Instagram). Also, the item for the Reels takes another location, but is still available where we mentioned it. well it all makes more sense and the commercial element has a lower importance in the UI.
These changes have an arrival date
Yes, Instagram itself has posted on its blog the changes mentioned above, as well as when they will happen: in Sometime in February 2023. Therefore, there is nothing left for content production to once again take on the weight it should have on the social network. Good news for users… We’ll see what the creators and companies that have stores on the platform think.
Source: Cincodias Elpais
