GoKawiilInstagram lets users pin tagged photos to their main profile grid
Instagram now allows users to promote posts they're tagged in—such as group photos or collaborations—directly onto their main profile grid, rather than leaving them buried in the separate Tagged tab. Users can add posts via DM notifications, the post's three-dot menu, or by pressing and holding items in the Tagged tab, and can remove them later without deleting the original post. Added posts appear in reverse-chronological order but can be manually reordered, building on Instagram's June feature allowing custom post arrangement.
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This gives users more control over how their public profile represents them, blending curated self-posts with content others have tagged them in. It also reinforces Instagram's push toward letting people fully customize their grid's aesthetic, following the earlier rollout of manual post reordering. Privacy settings still govern visibility, so the feature doesn't override existing sharing permissions between accounts.
- Users can now add tagged posts directly to their main profile grid, not just the Tagged tab.
- Posts can be added via DM notifications, post menus, or the Tagged tab, and removed anytime without deletion.
- Added posts default to reverse-chronological order but can be rearranged, building on June's reordering feature.
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