Instagram Has Recently Explained How Its New Algorithm Works And Added A New Feature To Its Application, With The Help Of Which Users Can Personalize The Instagram FEED.

For this reason, continuing this article from the hardware city, we discussed the features and capabilities and checked the Instagram feed.

Before the introduction of Instagram’s new algorithm in July 2016, most users were missing about 70% of all posts and 50% of their friends’ positions in the news feed of this social network.

However, after introducing the new algorithm, the managers of this social network explained how their new algorithm works and the changes they made to it.

What is an Instagram feed?

The Instagram feed is the first page you see when you enter Instagram. , The Home page is known as the Instagram feed. In the Feed section of Instagram, you can see your followers’ latest stories and posts.

In response to the question of what Instagram is home, it should be said that just as Google has a series of rules for appearing on the first page and SEO of the site, there are also a series of principles and regulations for appearing on the Instagram feed. For the posts you want to be seen on your Instagram feed page, Instagram has introduced some key factors that help manage your entry page.

Instagram rules on how to display posts in the Instagram feed.

According to Instagram administrators, this social network uses machine learning to learn the ethics and interests of its users. Therefore the user’s past and especially his recent behavior will be influential in the decisions of this artificial intelligence. For example, suppose you change the owner of a fictional account, and from now on. In that case, your brother uses your Instagram account instead of you; after some time, this artificial intelligence will monitor your brother’s activities and post in your account’s news feed. It will show that they are according to your brother’s taste.

Importance of friends and family category in Instagram FEED

Make sure that your family and friends are very influential in determining your Instagram home. In the new Instagram status, you will see 90% of the posts of your friends and family members, which was 50% in the previous algorithm.

Three leading indicators in determining the news feed

With all this, Instagram tries to predict the contents you might like to see on your Instagram home based on three leading indicators, and of course, errors are inevitable when it comes to prediction. But what are these three fundamental indicators:

• Likes: The new algorithm checks your sensitivity about content, and at a simple glance, when you like a post, you are telling Instagram’s new algorithm, “Show me more of these posts!”.
• Time priority: how long it has been since a post was published is essential for this algorithm. If you don’t visit this social network for a week, after visiting, you will see fewer posts related to the previous week.
• Relationships: This index is evaluated by asking how you know each person. For example, if you consistently comment on a person’s posts, or if some people you in their posts, the new algorithm will assume that you and the person who commented on them are probably the same. The people who tagged you are perhaps in the category of friends and family of each other, so in the first case, it will put that person’s posts in your news feed, and in the second case, it will put your posts in the news feed of your taggers.

Tip 1: Comment on his posts if you want personal photos in your news feed.

Tip 2: It can probably be taken from tip one that if you tell your fans to tag you, your posts will likely be used more in their Instagram FEED.

Three sub-indexes in determining the news feed

Of course, apart from the three leading indicators mentioned, the new algorithm also uses other hands to adjust the news feed; we will explain them below:

• Frequency of visits: This indicator shows how often you use Instagram. For example, if you use this social network continuously and regularly, you will come across posts in which time priority is more important. But if you use Instagram occasionally, you will most likely come across posts that align with your interests rather than time priority.
• Followers: This indicator is influenced by the number of people you follow, and naturally, the higher the number, the fewer posts you will see from each person, and the reason are that the new algorithm tries to filter your news feeds. Choose from more people.

Tip 3: If you don’t see someone’s posts in your news feed, it’s time to unfollow some of the people you follow.)

• Usage: The more time you spend on Instagram, the deeper its algorithm digs into your interests and potential content, and the more it makes available. But on the other hand, if you spend a little time on this social network, this algorithm will only try to show you those contents that are entirely according to your taste.

Instagram Home settings

FEED Instagram, like other programs, has benefited from its settings and has provided conditions for users to personalize it according to their needs and interests.

To access the  Instagram feed settings section,  go to the feed section, enter the Instagram home settings section, and click the Display Your Feed option. After you follow this path, you will see that the settings are available to you clearly and expressively, and you can make changes in the specified sections.

Another thing discussed in Home Instagram is changing the feed, which views one of the following or Favorites items in the feed section. For this, it is enough to click on the long and elongated icon of the Instagram logo, located in the Home section or the main page in the upper left corner.

After following this path, the user can easily make desired changes in his Instagram feed section by selecting Favorites or Following. After this switch is created, the user can view recent images and videos according to the new algorithm he has chosen.

How to clear feed?

One feature of Instagram that has satisfied most users is the ability to archive images and videos, which has gradually replaced deleting posts for many people. Despite this feature, users can clear their Instagram FEED  and have their desired space.

Many times it happens that after publishing an image or video, users decide to delete that post from their page after some time. But despite the possibility of archiving a post, users can temporarily remove it from their page; if they decide to return it later, they can return it to their page from the archive. With this possibility, the user no longer has to worry about removing a post from his page because he knows he can return it to its previous state by archiving.

Organize saved posts into an album.

Sometimes the user likes a post in the  Instagram feed and saves it to quickly find it in the saved posts section if he wants to visit that image or video again.

In the first step, to save a post on Instagram Home, click on the bookmark icon at the bottom right of each post so that that post will join the general section of the saved posts album.

Then, in the user’s profile section, above the photos of the user’s page, there is a row of icons that must be clicked on the badge icon on the right side. Click on the album (collection) and then on the + option above this section to create a new album, and then you can name that album.

Placing multiple images in one post

Previously,  the Instagram feed was limited to uploading posts, so the user could only upload one photo. But today, after the valuable updates that this application has had, users can upload up to 10 images in the form of a post.

To start this work, click on the + icon in the central part of the program, which is usually used to upload a post. Then click on the multiple select options whose icon looks like two squares placed on top of each other and the right side.

After the desired images are selected, it goes to the next step, and the chosen filters and effects are checked and set, and after the user’s approval, it is time to write the post’s main text (Caption). Is considered.

Instagram home page problem

Instagram feeds may not update for many reasons, which can be a frustrating experience for users. To solve this problem, check that your internet is connected and then check the following methods to solve the Instagram feed problem.

The Instagram home page is not coming up.

Instagram Home not refreshing may be due to server overload. Overloading can cause errors for users—sites like DownDetector or Outage. Reports are third-party websites that can help you see if other users have reported problems with Instagram or any other website or app.

You may be using an old version of the Instagram app, so that you may encounter bugs; in this case, the problem will be solved by updating to the new version. Also, your smartphone may have disabled access to some apps to prevent excessive data usage. So even though you have turned on your mobile data, updating Instagram is impossible.

Summary and answers to frequently asked questions

In explaining its algorithm, Instagram has also pointed out that they do not intend to return to its original algorithm and show posts based on time priority. They also answered other questions, some of which we will discuss below.

Is a video post more critical? They also pointed out in response to the superiority of some content, such as video content, that for their new algorithm, there is no difference between photos and videos, and only users’ interactions with posts are essential.

Does the use of Instagram’s new features, such as stories, better affect this algorithm? Instagram’s answer to this question was also negative. One of its developers announced that the only key to success in ranking the new algorithm is to produce more quality content.

Does the number of posts hurt our ranking in the new algorithm? Instagram ruled this out and stated that each user could determine the seats suitable for him and publish the same number.

Do you still have the Shadowban issue? Does it exist, and using the same hashtags will make our posts invisible? Instagram ultimately rejected this issue and stated that the reason for some people’s belief in the existence of such a problem is the existence of a bug in the previous versions of this social network .) it considers that such a thing does not exist in the present time.

Why is the Instagram home black?

Changing the color of the Instagram home page is due to changing the theme of this program to the Dark theme, and you can change the appearance of this social network in the settings section and solve the problem of the Instagram home page turning black.

What does “couldn’t refresh feed” mean on Instagram?

Can’t refresh your feed on Instagram means that you can no longer see new posts and stories in the FEED section of Instagram, which can have various reasons, such as low speed or lack of internet connection.

What is an Instagram news feed?

After opening the Instagram app, the first page you see is the news feed; on this page, you can see the posts and content uploaded by your following, and you can also visit their stories and Instagram Live at the top of this page.

What is an Instagram feed post?

The photo, video, or any content you upload to the front page of Instagram is called a feed post. While posting, you can use other features such as tagging people, product tags, and filters.