However, the Reels tab, which is now at the front and centre of the navigation bar, will take the place of the Shop tab...
Digital Desk: Instagram has announced that the shopping tab will be removed from the main bar at the bottom of the screen starting next month.
Furthermore, the button for creating a new post will be moved down, reports The Verge.
However, the Reels tab, which is now at the front and centre of the navigation bar, will take the place of the Shop tab.
The company also stated that shopping will remain a part of the platform even without its shortcut on the home feed.
"You will still be able to set up and run your shop on Instagram as we continue to invest in shopping experiences that provide the most value for people and businesses across feed, stories, reels, ads and more," the company said in its support page.
In September last year, the company started testing a main feed without a shopping button and said it wanted to "simplify the Instagram experience" for users, the report said.
Meanwhile, last month, Meta released new sharing features on Instagram, including 'Notes,' to make users feel closer to the people they care about.
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