Instagram Tap-to-Advance Testing Instead of Scrolling Through Posts

Instagram is testing a new way of browsing through the posts – by tapping through them, just like users tap through Stories.

The new navigation system means users tapping the sides of the screen with their finger to forward and backwards between posts, which can get shot after a while.

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It also means that users always see the full-screen media rather than having a finger on the screen. It's a navigation method that was used by Snapchat, a platform Instagram is not shy of taking cues from.

Instagram confirmed to TechCrunch that it is testing tap-to-advance in the Explore tab with a small number of users, who were presented with a pop-up in the app explaining the change.

Spokesperson for Instagram said that it was not something that was actively thought about at the moment.