New IG Function : Whole page IG Story views on the test

Ever since Instagram launched out IG Story, it has taken over the world by storm! There are 5 billion users in average sharing out IG Story each day, and it is almost half of the total users on Instagram.

Following the trend, Instagram is further exploring the user experience of Story by introducing a full-page Story view, so that the users can conveniently view all the Story.

The new feature is currently on testing period, as according to a Twitter user, Julian Gumbo, who were involved in the testing.

With a week of use, here are thoughts on how a full page of stories has changed my app experience:
• feels like Netflix, lots of options to pick & choose those of interest
• easier to skip unwanted content
• have been swiping horizontally to skip less, but more ??? https://t.co/dLaOEzDee8

— Julian Gamboa (@JulianGumbo) July 2, 2020

The testing has been on going for a month, and it is only available to selected user to test out the function.

The current launch date of the new function is yet to announced. Hopefully it would be soon though, can’t wait to be able to see everything in a page, rather than a s