How to reset your Instagram algorithm: New reset feature explained
If you’re tired of random content showing up on your Instagram feeds, Meta has announced a brand new feature that allows you to reset your Discover page.
If you’re tired of the random content showing up on yourInstagramfeed, you’ll soon have the option to hit the reset button for a “fresh start”.
In November,Metaannounced that they are testing a new feature that will allow users to reset their Instagram algorithm, giving them the ability to clear out recommendations across Explore, Reels, and Feed.
The new setting, currently in testing, will remove all that Instagram currently uses to recommend the posts and other content they see on the platform. Users will then start over, as if they are on a new account, with the ability to get new kinds of recommendations.
How to reset your Instagram feed
At the time of writing,the feature isn’t actually available yet.Meta has said the Reset Suggested Content featurewill arrive to global users soon, but they haven’t given an exact date or timeline.
However, through Meta’s announcement, we know the feature will be present in the Content Preferences settings menu on Instagram. You can access it by following these steps:
While this feature isn’t available yet, you’re able to still let the Instagram algorithm know what kind of content you like or don’t like seeing in your feed.
For example, user can tell the platform if they like the content recommended on their Explore page by tapping the three dots in the corner of the post and selecting “Interested.”
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They can also tell the algorithm they don’t like something by tapping on “Not interested” from the three-dot menu, or using our Hidden Words feature to hide content with certain words or phrases in the caption.
If you want to know more about how to use Instagram, you’re able to check out our other guides, includinghow to link your Instagram account to TikTokandhow to switch your Instagram feed to chronological order.
