Instagram tests change in ‘close friends’ option in Brazil and make profile selection more flexible | Technique
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NS Instagram On Wednesday (29) announced a test that changes the “close friends” option, which allows you to share stories with a select group of friends.
The feature will now be called Selected People and will be more flexible. With each new story, people will be able to add or remove profiles that will be able to see the post.
“Previously, using the Close Friends feature, it was only possible to share stories with one list of pre-set profiles, without being able to change them,” the social network explains.
Even with flexibility, the list with “specified people” will still be preserved, making it easier to identify each post. It is not yet possible to create more than one list.
The test is exclusive to users in Brazil and will start rolling out to people in the coming days on iPhone and Android phones.
The list of “specific people” can be quickly modified with each new story – Photo: Propaganda
How do you add friends to the list?
To add people in the Selected People feature, follow the steps below:
- access to your Instagram profile;
- Click on the menu in the upper right corner (an icon with three cakes);
- Click on “People selected” and choose your friends to join the list.
When sharing stories:
- Press the arrow (lower right corner) → to open the Sharing tab;
- Click on “People selected” to view your list;
- change who can view this story by selecting or deselecting profiles;
- Your list will remain unchanged until it is edited again.
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