Instagram’s Reels-first redesign leaks with customized ‘Your Feed’

The onslaught of vertical video continues, with Instagram now going all-in on Reels with an upcoming redesign that throws you straight into Reels if you open the app. The caveat, although, is a brand new customizable “Your feeds” that may even embrace a following-only feed.

In September 2025, Meta announced that Instagram would begin testing a brand new expertise that might first launch into Reels. Because it stands as we speak, Instagram opens with Tales on prime, after which a feed of posts that features individuals you observe and content material you would possibly like, with picture posts and Reels combined collectively. It’s a far cry from the platform’s authentic chronological view.

Now, we’re getting a better look.

Leaker @howfxr on Twitter/X shared a thread showcasing Meta’s in-progress redesign for Instagram that, as anticipated, is a Reels-first expertise. The screenshots and recording got here from @ParthChandel50. The house tab has Tales pinned to the highest at first, however launches straight into movies with an endless-scroll feed of Reels. Different tabs embrace messages, search/discover, and your profile, but additionally a brand new “Your feeds” tab.

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This new tab, as screenshots present, can be a customizable feed displaying content material from customers you observe, your “pals” – customers who you observe and who observe you again –, “Newest” (i.e. chronological), and Saved. There would even be extra feeds for favorites, steered content material, and “Posts solely,” the latter together with content material from individuals you observe, however excluding Reels. All of those feed choices could be rearranged too.

This wouldn’t be unprecedented, as Meta launched comparable feed customization tools on Threads.

As for a timeline when Instagram would possibly roll out this redesign, that’s unknown.

What do you consider the potential change?

Observe Ben: Twitter/X, Threads, Bluesky, and Instagram

Up to date to make clear sourcing and “Your Feed” typo.