Latest Instagram update lets you watch stories direct from your home feed

Instagram has rolled out a new update to its app which lets you watch stories 
straight from your home feed. When you’re scrolling through it, you’ll now see a colored ring around the profile photos of those you follow if they have a new story for you to check out.
Tap on one of these, and you’ll be taken directly to that story. When you’re done, you’ll simply be returned to your previous spot in the home feed. Note that you’ll still be able to tap on the person’s username if you just want to visit their profile, too.
This is a subtle but useful addition which should make navigation a smoother and require less flipping between pages. It’s included in Instagram version 10.14 rolling out in the Google Play Store now. If you haven’t yet, be sure to head to the Play Store link below to grab the latest Instagram update.
What are your thoughts on Instagram’s recent updates? Give us your thoughts in the comments.
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Recent updates

Two-factor identification / sensitive content censoring
March 23: Instagram is rolling out two-factor identification to everyone, providing an extra layer of security to your Instagram account by requiring a code every time you log in. To turn it on, tap the gear icon in your profile and choose Two-Factor Authentication from the menu.
In addition, Instagram has added a feature to help protect you from sensitive content. When you scroll through your Instagram feed, you now might see some photos or videos blurred out. These are posts that have been flagged by someone in the community, but don’t necessarily violate Instagram’s guidelines. This means you’re less likely to stumble across unwanted experiences in the app. If you’d like to see a blurred out photo, just tap it.
Saving live videos to your phone
March 20: Instagram now lets you save your live videos to your phone at the end of each broadcast. After your live broadcast ends, you’ll be presented with a new Save button. Tap that, then tap Done, and your live broadcast will be saved to your smartphone’s gallery. It’s worth noting that comments, likes, number of viewers or live interactions won’t be saved in your video; just the video itself.
Share multiple photos and videos in one post
February 22: Instagram has finally added the ability for users to share up to 10 photos and videos in a single post. When uploading photos or videos to your feed, you’ll see a new icon that will let you select multiple photos and videos from your library. You can even customize the order in which each photo shows up. Just tap and hold to change the order, apply a filter to everything at once, or edit them one at a time.
Instagram Live Stories now available
January 25: Instagram Live Stories, which have been rumored to launch for a few weeks now, are now available to all users globally. This rollout is following a limited regional release in December.
Hands-free mode and new stickers
December 21: In this holiday-themed update to version 10.3, Instagram introducedseveral new features including a hands-free recording mode, more stickers and holiday content. The new camera interface lets users record a video by tapping the record button once, rather than pressing and holding it like previously. You can also now add customizable weather, time and location stickers to snaps. Limited-time-only Christmas-themed stickers and plans for New Year’s stickers were also announced.

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