Instagram is testing new layouts for its home screen that add dedicated sections for shopping and Reels. The company shared three new designs that \u201crepresent how people are using the app and giving extra love to creators, videos and shopping.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instagram has been testing a similar layout in India, Brazil, France and Germany \u2014 countries where the company said it was seeing \u201cmomentum\u201d with Reels. But the latest test is the first time Instagram has also pushed its shopping section to a wide swath of users.
Each of the new looks is a little bit different, but all three give Instagram Reels and shopping prominent placement while moving around an existing section (or two). In one of the new layouts, Reels replaces the Explore tab while shopping replaces the \u201cactivity\u201d section (both Explore and activity are moved to the top right corner of the app, next to the inbox). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In another variation, Instagram crams all six shortcuts \u2014 home, Explore, Reels, Shop, activity, and profile \u2014 into the bottom row while the shortcut for creating a new post moves to the top right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If it sounds like all this is just making Instagram more confusing\u2026 you\u2019re not wrong. As Instagram As Facebook\u2019s influence over Instagram has grown, the app\u2019s navigation is starting to look a lot more like Facebook\u2019s famously bloated app. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These kinds of updates have also been unpopular in the past. When Instagram added an IGTV shortcut next to the inbox, users freaked out and then promptly ignored it. Instagram dropped the shortcut earlier this year \u2014 perhaps to make room for Reels and shopping.
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