Hopefully, Instagram will continue to work on this layout to better support wide screens. When using the tablet in landscape, the app shows its normal layout in a heavily letterboxed view, but when rotated, the tablet UI appears. ![]() In fact, it also works on Google’s Pixel Tablet when using the tablet in portrait mode. Update 9/1: We’ve since confirmed that this layout is not exclusive to Samsung’s foldables, as we previously thought. Luckily, it doesn’t appear to be exclusive to just the Fold 5. It also seems this new UI is exclusive to the Galaxy Z Fold series, as it isn’t showing up on Google’s Pixel Fold or anything else. ![]() In testing two of my accounts, only one shows the UI, and switching to the other account then removes it. This update first showed up within days of Samsung’s Fold 5 announcement but seems to be rolling out on an account-by-account basis. The new look feels much better on the Galaxy Z Fold 5 (and, in turn, the rest of the Fold series) but is rolling out quite slowly. Where Instagram usually shows buttons for home, search, new post, Reels, and your profile along the bottom bar, the new sidebar UI adds notifications and DMs to that list. ![]() The main change is that the app adopts a side-mounted navigation rail. The new layout leaves Stories at the top of the UI and expands the feed out to either side of the display, all while ensuring Reels stick to a fixed aspect ratio with black bars for padding. Rolling out over the past couple of weeks, Instagram for Android is picking up a new UI for big screens that’s better optimized to take advantage of the extra screen real estate on foldables and tablets. Instagram is one of the most popular social platforms in the world, but it has long missed out on a UI for tablets and other bigger displays.
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