What’s the difference between Favourites and Following on Instagram?

  • Following: See the latest posts from all the accounts that you follow, in the order they were posted. Favourites: You can star up to 50 accounts, so their posts will show up higher in your main feed. You can also view those posts in a separate “Favorites” feed, which starts with the most recent posts.

How to switch between the Favourites feed and the Following feed

  • Tap on Instagram in the top left corner of your home page. Select Favourites to see posts from accounts you’ve starred Or select Following to see the latest posts from all the accounts you follow.

How to ‘favourite’ an account or person on Instagram

  • Tap the three-dot icon on above a post in your feed Tap Add to Favuorites to add an account to your favourites.

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