Instagram Stories have become popular in the last few years, allowing users to catch up with people they follow or view their status updates quickly. However, these updates only last for 24 hours, and many mutual followers may miss these stories after the 24-hour window. Thankfully, this could change soon, as the Instagram app developers are reportedly testing a new feature that allows users to view Story Highlights from mutual followers for a week after they were posted.
Instagram Story Highlights: Here’s how it works
According to a TechCrunch report, Instagram is currently testing a way to show users followed user’s Story Highlights after they've viewed all the regular Stories from their feed. This new section will be displayed at the end of the Stories tray, which is the area at the top of your feed where you see Stories from your friends.
Moreover, the Story Highlights feature will be only visible after a user has gone through the rest of the stories of all followed people on their feed. If the homepage is still flooded with stories from remaining users and the user never reaches the end of the current Story updates, they will never be able to see the older Story Highlights.
This new feature could significantly enhance the user experience by making it easier to view older Stories from close friends or acquaintances. A Meta spokesperson also confirmed the testing of this feature and it was first spotted by social media expert Ahmed Ghanem.
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