Instagram 2.0 ? New features make it feel more like Snapchat and TikTok 📸

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Instagram is stepping up its game with a trio of new features launched in August 2025, signaling a shift toward a more social, interactive, and friendship-driven experience. For anyone who still sees the platform as a place for passive scrolling, think again. Here’s what’s changing.

Reposts bring effortless sharing to your feed ♻️

Gone are the days of screenshots and awkward Story shares just to boost a post you liked. Instagram is finally rolling out a native repost feature—think of it as Instagram’s answer to retweets or TikTok’s share function. Now, you can reshare public posts and Reels directly to your feed, with automatic credit to the original creator.

And to keep things tidy, all your reposts live in their own dedicated tab on your profile. It’s a simple but powerful move that boosts discoverability and makes it easier to support creators you love.

Friend Map: location sharing, the Instagram way🗺️

Enter the Instagram Map, a new feature that lets you share your most recent location with selected friends—and see where your crew is hanging out, too. Clearly inspired by Snapchat’s Snap Map, this feature lives inside your DMs and highlights geotagged content like Reels and Stories posted from concerts, cafés, or wherever you happen to be..

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Privacy takes center stage here. Location sharing is off by default, and you have full control over who can see where you are. You can even hide your location in sensitive spots. It’s a welcome step toward more real-time, meaningful connections—without giving up control..

A new ‘Friends’ tab in Reels for better discovery🎥

Instagram is also rolling out a new Friends tab in the Reels feed that shows you videos your friends have liked, commented on, or reposted. Instead of relying solely on the algorithm, you’re now getting a curated peek into what your friends are actually enjoying.

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It’s a smart nudge toward social discovery—helping you find great content while keeping things grounded in real-life relationships.

Between inspiration and infinite scroll 🎭

With these updates, Instagram is clearly taking cues from TikTok and Snapchat—but not just to copy them. It’s also trying to reclaim the social roots that once defined the app. These features nudge users to be more than passive consumers and instead become active participants in a community.

Whether these changes will foster genuine connection or just fuel more scrolling remains to be seen. But one thing’s clear: Instagram wants to feel more like a hangout again—and less like a content machine.

What do you think?
Will you use the new Map, or would you rather fly under the radar? Is reposting going to change how you share content? Drop your thoughts in the comments—we’re all ears.