Instagram update: what's new & different?
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2025 10:19 am
Have you seen it yet, the new Instagram update? Getting used to it, right? Even I, as a so-called 'Instagram expert', still have to find my way around it. Because: not only has the layout changed, a new function has also been added, Instagram Guides. In this article you can read all about this new update, which puts shopping and video even more centrally within the app. What's new? What has changed? And: what does this mean for the future of Instagram?
As a loyal Instagram user, you probably haven't missed it: a number of things have changed in special lead the app. Here are the changes in a nutshell:
The notification button has been replaced by the shop button . Where back in the days you could view your notifications via the heart symbol in the bottom navigation bar, you can now find the shop button in the same place. And do you want to view the notifications? Then from now on you first have to go to the home button (house symbol). There you will now find the notification button in the top navigation menu, top right, next to your DMs.
The post button has been replaced by the Instagram Reels button . Do you want to post new content? You can no longer do this via the plus symbol in the middle of the bottom navigation bar. Here too, a switch trick took place. The post button was replaced by the Reels button, which will make you disappear ' down the Reels rabbithole' in no time . The plus symbol is now next to ( surprise) the notification button. Via home, in the navigation menu at the top right.X
As a loyal Instagram user, you probably haven't missed it: a number of things have changed in special lead the app. Here are the changes in a nutshell:
The notification button has been replaced by the shop button . Where back in the days you could view your notifications via the heart symbol in the bottom navigation bar, you can now find the shop button in the same place. And do you want to view the notifications? Then from now on you first have to go to the home button (house symbol). There you will now find the notification button in the top navigation menu, top right, next to your DMs.
The post button has been replaced by the Instagram Reels button . Do you want to post new content? You can no longer do this via the plus symbol in the middle of the bottom navigation bar. Here too, a switch trick took place. The post button was replaced by the Reels button, which will make you disappear ' down the Reels rabbithole' in no time . The plus symbol is now next to ( surprise) the notification button. Via home, in the navigation menu at the top right.X