In today's digital world, Instagram has become an important part of our lives, especially since TikTok has been banned in India. The trend of watching reels on Instagram is in full swing. Today it has crores of users. For some years, people were facing a problem, auto-refresh, losing their favorite posts, and the content they wanted to engage with would disappear when they returned to the app after a short break, but now Instagram has introduced a new feature, that has you rid of this problem, let's know about it-

What's new in the latest Instagram update?

Instagram has officially removed its controversial "rug pull" feature. With this update, if a user takes a break from the app for a short time and then comes back, the feed will no longer be automatically refreshed.

What was the "rug pull" feature?

The term "rug pull" was an internal code name for a feature that caused the Instagram feed to automatically refresh whenever the app was reopened after a period of inactivity.

Why did Instagram remove the "rug pull" feature?

Instagram's head, Adam Mosseri, explained in an AMA session that the original intention behind the "rug pull" feature was to promote more user engagement by automatically refreshing the feed. However, it became clear that this approach was not well received by users.

Impact of the update

With this update, Instagram aims to provide a seamless, more predictable experience for users. Now, when you return to the app after a break, your feed will pick up where you left off, rather than forcing you to scroll through fresh content.