Facebook’s redesign makes it more like Instagram

CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plan continues Make facebook “Way more culturally influential than it is today,” Meta announces A bunch of new updates to help you “cut through the clutter” and create content in the app.

The changes include tweaks to how you see and interact with photos in your feed that could make the experience feel more Instagram-like. As part of updates to make your feed “simpler and more immersive,” when you post multiple photos at once, they’ll appear in a grid, and you’ll also be able to double-tap photos to like them.

The company is redesigning how Stories and Feed posts are created by “putting the most popular tools like adding music and tagging friends where you can easily find them.” Search results will contain “more content in a more immersive grid layout that supports all types of content,” and Meta is testing a way to look at full-screen photos and videos that doesn’t make you lose your place in the results.

Meta is also adding the ability to provide feedback on why something in your feed is not relevant to you. Recently, Meta has introduced ways to fine-tune what you see Instagram and TopicsAnd with Facebook, Meta promises to “continue introducing new ways to shape your feed and provide your algorithm feedback in the coming months.”

There are more features covered in the blog post as well, such as a refreshed menu design and a streamlined commenting experience. Meta says the changes she’s made are “just the beginning of making Facebook less cluttered and easier to use,” with more updates coming in the next year.