Instagram is apparently testing a feature that notifies users of service failures.
The information was confirmed by the app stating that not all outages will be alerted.
Instagram block alerts will appear in the user’s activity feed
After Instagram has suffered two abrupt interruptions in its service, one of which resulted in a six-hour cut, the application is testing a new way to alert users to these types of failures.
According to Instagram, alerts can eventually appear in users’ activity feed. More specifically, this type of notice will serve to inform users of problems that may be occurring on the platform, related to the loading of content or, as it happened, with serious failures in the service.
The new functionality was announced by the application itself, which stated that this initiative is intended to respond to users when they “get confused” and that, at the same time, it wants to inform them about technical problems that the application may have. face.
However, Instagram also says that not all outages will be communicated to users. The application will only send notifications when it considers that these failures can generate widespread confusion. Also according to the app, the feature is now being tested in the US.
Instagram is developing a new account status section
Instagram also took the opportunity to inform users that it is also working on a new section, Account Status. Here, users can find detailed information about why their account was suspended or a post was removed.
More: if the user considers that the reasons given are not valid, they can request a review of the decision.
Instagram also said that it plans to add more features to this new section in the coming months. For example, inform users about how your content is distributed and recommended within the application.