{"id":14834,"date":"2025-01-18T21:49:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T20:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2025\/01\/18\/instagram-reels-gets-new-features-ahead-of-tiktoks-us-ban\/"},"modified":"2025-01-19T21:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T20:22:56","slug":"instagram-reels-gets-new-features-ahead-of-tiktoks-us-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2025\/01\/18\/instagram-reels-gets-new-features-ahead-of-tiktoks-us-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Reels gets new features ahead of TikTok\u2019s US ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On January 19, the US will ban TikTok, the popular video-sharing app created by China-based ByteDance. The United States government will ban all app stores from offering the TikTok application on all devices. To take advantage of the situation, Meta is adding new features to Instagram\u2019s Reels, its video-sharing feature modeled after TikTok.<br \/>\nInstagram Reels is adding new features to gain more users as the TikTok ban looms<br \/>\nInstagram is making it easier for users to discover the content their friends and followers like. These new features will encourage users to start conversations about Reels content. Going forward, Instagram will have a new Reels feed, which will include videos that your friends and followers have liked or commented on. This will allow you to easily see what your friends have watched and what they like.<br \/>\nFurthermore, your friends and followers will also be able to see the content that you\u2019ve liked. Also, in the new Reels feed, there will be an option to \u201cstart a conversation\u201d with anyone over a reel that they\u2019ve liked. Earlier, Instagram used to have a dedicated Activity feed, which offered up this information. However, the social networking platform removed it several years ago.<br \/>\n\u201cWe want Instagram to not only be a place where you consume entertaining content, but one where you connect over that content with friends,\u201d Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a video announcing the change. The company is currently offering the new features in the United States, but will soon roll them out in other countries.<br \/>\nNew features could help Instagram bolster its user base<br \/>\nInstagram is eyeing to capture a number of TikTok users in the wake of the US ban. These are particularly creators who rely on TikTok for their livelihood. It\u2019s worth mentioning that a sizable group of TikTok creators have already fled to another Chinese app called RedNote in protest of the ban. Now, Instagram is adding new features so it can attract TikTokers who are looking for a new platform.<br \/>\nThe post Instagram Reels gets new features ahead of TikTok\u2019s US ban appeared first on Android Headlines.&#013;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Instagram-in-app-AH-jpg.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\">&#013;<br \/>\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com&#013;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 19, the US will ban TikTok, the popular video-sharing app created by China-based ByteDance. 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