Instagram now lets you combine your Reels recommendations with friends<p>Instagram is adding yet another way to liven up your Reels recommendations. The app is rolling out “Blend,” a feature that allows you to create a custom feed within a DM that combines your recommendations with a friend’s.</p>
<p>If that sounds familiar, it’s because Blend has been in the works for some time. It was <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
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first spotted[/url] in the app more than a year ago, but was only an internal prototype at the time. Now, Meta is finally making it official, describing it as an “invite-only Reels feed for you and your friend(s).”</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Anyone can invite a friend or a group of friends to join a Blend from within a direct message or group chat on Instagram. Once someone accepts the invitation, Instagram generates a custom feed of Reels made up of video recommendations tailored to each person. As you scroll, you can view who each suggested clip is for, giving a window into what types of Reels Instagram’s algorithm serves your friends.</p>
<p>The feature is the latest way Meta has been allowing instagram users to gain more insight into their friends’ Reels-watching habits. The company also recently introduced a <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
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dedicated tab[/url] that shows videos liked by your Instagram friends. Whether that sounds like an intriguing way to find new niches of content, or potentially massively embarrassing is another matter. (It’s also <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
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yet another reminder[/url] that your Instagram likes were never actually private.) But, if you’re Reels suggestions have been feeling a little stale, or you’re just curious about how some of your friends experience the app, it could be an entertaining way to spice up your recommendations.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Instagram now lets you combine your Reels recommendations with friends
