Instagram: vertical swipe will provide uniformity in video apps like TikTok and Kwai

for companies technologyThe rule is only one: if it works, we’ll spread it all over. This is one of the goals Meta group, which recently announced some new features for Instagram. Among the news, the company stated that it has officially started the vertical scrolling test of stories. In this way, the goal is for the pattern to be similar to something similar to the reels, which previously copied the schematic diagram of tik tok.

As in the testing phase, the novelty was implemented only for a small group of users. was intended to scroll Founded in February 2021, but only now the company has chosen to move forward with the project. employment TurkeySome users have already received the update so stories are skipped with a swipe of your finger from bottom to top.

When the person wants to see the stories of the same person, the movement is the same and will not change, just tap the right side to go forward and the left to go back. After a few minutes the journalist Thasios Veloso Confess to receiving the same update on Brazil. This indicates that the new design was simultaneously released in multiple countries.

With this experience, you can understand why Instagram decided to change the ‘swipe’ system, used to point to external content, for the link label, which is doable with a simple touch on the screen. If the design stories As it becomes official, there will be no way to keep the drag system to open links, as it will be confused with the mechanics of rendering or rewinding temporary videos.