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Heads up, Instagram users: The next time you click over to the Explore section, things may look a little different.
The Facebook-owned photo-sharing service on Tuesday pushed out an update for iOS and Android, bringing a redesigned Explore tab for those in the U.S. and search improvements for everyone.
Now, when you tap on the little magnifying glass to check out the Explore section, you’ll see more than just a grid of photos. The newly revamped section shows a list of trending places and tags (like #bonnaroo or #fathersday), so you can see what’s most popular at that moment.
At the top of the new Explore page you’ll see a rotating selection of curated collections featuring interesting accounts and places you might want to check out (like extreme athletes, ancient ruins, or NBA rising stars). Instagram said it hand-picks these featured collections, and will update them regularly so there’s always something new to explore.
Meanwhile, the update also brings some big changes for search. You can now search by location — so it’s even easier to check out exotic destinations you might want to visit, or just scope out a new restaurant in your hood. You can also finally now search across all usernames, real names, hashtags, and locations at once with the new “Top” search option.
“With more than 70 million photos and videos posted to Instagram every day, wherever something is happening, chances are you can see it here,” the Instagram team wrote in a blog post(Opens in a new window) Tuesday. “Whether it’s behind the scenes at the NBA Finals, on the runway with the latest fashion trend, at a favorite club with a local band, people are capturing moments large and small on Instagram. But, until now, there’s never been an easy way to find these moments.”
The update, Instagram version 7.0, is available in the App Store and Google Play.
In April, Twitter updated its mobile app to better explain what its trending topics actually mean. In doing so, it sacked the “Discovery” option on its mobile app. You’ll now find Twitter trending topics in the app’s search section.
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