Instagram’s profile grids are getting a makeover that you might not like

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• Instagram’s latest update replaces its iconic square profile grid with rectangles.
• The platform briefly tested this change last year and has started rolling it out to users this weekend.
• Instagram is also introducing a new feature in the Reels feed to show users videos their friends liked.

Instagram is rolling out a fresh update over the weekend that will surely annoy users who have spent hours meticulously curating their profile grids. The update changes the profile grid layout, replacing the iconic squares with rectangles.

Instagram briefly tested this change last August and the platform’s chief, Adam Mosseri, has now confirmed that it’s rolling out to all users over the weekend. Mosseri announced the update during a recent AMA session and said:




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