… The Meta-owned app has confirmed to Engadget that the issue is caused by a bug that's affecting HDR photos in particular. "Earlier today, a technical issue caused some HDR photos to appear incorrectly as black-and-white for a subset of accounts," Instagram has told us. …
… It does seem to be somewhat limited, however, as the link on Valeria's post appears on Instagram's mobile app, but now when viewing the same post on Instagram's website. Instagram's restrictions on link-sharing have been a notable part of the platform since its early days. …
… Earlier in March, the company announced that it was removing end-to-end encryption from Instagram DMs. At the end of the month, Meta also began testing Instagram Plus , a subscription service that unlocks new features for the app's Stories feature.
… Now, Instagram is adding support for the format to its in-app camera, along with a handful of other upgrades for Android users. With the changes, Instagram will better support the Ultra HDR format, which was introduced with Android 14 in 2023 . …
… A spokesperson for Meta confirmed the test to Engadget, saying that Instagram Plus is currently available in "a few countries," but didn't say which. …
Instagram is testing optional 'AI creator' labels By Karissa Bell May 4, 2026 9:00 am EST Instagram is taking a small step toward increasing transparency around AI-generated content on the service. …
Instagram's recommendation algorithm will penalize 'unoriginal' photo and carousel posts By Karissa Bell April 30, 2026 8:00 am EST Meta is once again going after revamping Instagram's recommendation algorithm to boost original content and penalize accounts that lift posts from others. …
The Morning After: Instagram will try to penalize 'unoriginal' posts By Mat Smith May 1, 2026 8:02 am EST Meta is tweaking Instagram's recommendation algorithm to, it hopes, boost "original content" for photo and carousel posts on Instagram. …
Instagram debuts a new disappearing-photo app called Instants By Kris Holt May 13, 2026 1:29 pm EST Instagram is taking another stab at the ephemeral photo format with a new feature called Instants . …