2019 was a year of many changes on Instagram, and it looks like 2020 will continue to follow the same path. According to Jane Manchun Wong, an engineer who always anticipates new developments on popular social networks, there are a lot of things coming. Want to know more? Then follow us and you will find out everything that is known so far.
Following List
The new tool will group together all the people you follow on the social network, so that when you need to remove all those people you no longer want to follow, the work will be less. According to Jane Wong, the feature will divide your followers into topics such as sports, art, travel, among others. In addition, it will show you the accounts you interact with the most and least on the social network.
Poses
Stories will also be the target of new features in 2020. “ Poses ” would imitate a retro cabin, and when activated, four photos would be taken in a short interval of 3 seconds, combining the images in slow motion mode .
“Background” Effect
Just like the previous topic, “Background” will also be forex data used in stories . The new feature aims to change the background of your photos in a very simple way, working as a kind of chroma key – the background of the image would be neutralized, in order to edit it later.
Suggested photos
If you have trouble finding photos to post on Instagram, here's some good news for you: The “Suggested Photos” tool will serve to recommend the best images available to post at the moment, whether on your profile or in stories .
Event sticker
In 2020, the list of stickers will also grow. With the “Event Sticker”, it will be possible to invite users to events, with the possibility of adding the name, date and location to the event. Users will be able to RSVP in response to these stickers .
Minimum age
The minimum age for using Instagram is 13, but this is currently used as an age rating. Now, what users will be able to do is restrict the age of those who visit their profile. In addition, you can make restrictions by country, such as keeping the default restriction as 16 years old, but allowing only Russian citizens over 18 to visit your account, for example.