Instagram’s Explore tab already features search and discovery for finding new photos and videos on the service, and now the social network is introducing new location and hashtag stories.
The new location stories will appear when you’re near that current location and other Instagram users are posting with the format and tagging location. Hashtag stories will appear from search results and include stories that use specific hashtag stickers.
These new story features pull from everyone using geolocation stickers and hashtag stickers in stories, and Instagram says you could be included in the group story as well when using location and hashtag stickers.
Of course that also means there needs to be a way to opt out if your account is public but you don’t want your stories included with hashtag and location stories that are more discoverable. Here’s how:
Instagram says the new location stories feature is a part of version 10.22 for both iOS and Android, while hashtag stories will be rolling out over the next few weeks.
