My prediction is that Instagram will shift to a full-screen Stories/Reels main feed display instead, moving away from the traditional static post feed entirely, and with that in mind, it would lessen Instagram’s hesitance in messing with the traditional post format - because if they’re going to move away from it soon anyway, why not try new things first?

Mosseri has also noted that video will increasingly be Instagram’s focus, along with messaging, and as such, it seems that, eventually, the main feed, as we know it, will be de-emphasized, in order to better connect users to the app’s video content formats instead. Instagram seems increasingly willing to experiment with its main feed and profile options, which in some ways aligns with user requests, while it may also relate to people using their main feed less than ever, with video posts - specifically Reels - now driving the majority of Instagram engagement growth.

The capacity to entirely re-arrange the order of your posts takes this even further, and it’ll be interesting to see whether Instagram actually does decide to go ahead with it, given the fundamental change to the platform’s long-standing ordering and display process. Along the same lines, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri recently pointed to a possible ‘pinned post’ option for profiles, which would enable users to select certain posts that they want to showcase at the top of their grid.

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