Instagram Is Finally Letting You Rearrange Your Grid
With these features, Instagram wants to put more power in users’ hands and make space for creative risk.
Instagram is finally giving users the control they've been asking for.
The days of obsessing over the perfect posting order or using third-party apps to plan your Instagram layout might be numbered. Instagram is finally rolling out one of its most requested features: the ability to rearrange your grid.
First spotted by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi back in 2022, the “Edit Grid” option has quietly been lurking in development for years. Instagram has now confirmed it's on the way, though there's no exact release date yet.
When the feature rolls out, rather than forcing your posts to appear in chronological order, Instagram will let you manually organise how your grid looks.
Tapping “Edit Grid” will open a screen where you can drag posts into any sequence you want. It’s a simple change, but one that’s been high on users' wish lists for years. For creators, brands, and even casual users, it opens up new ways to curate and personalize their profile.
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But grid control is just part of a larger shift. Instagram is also experimenting with a “quiet mode” for posting—an option to share content to your profile without broadcasting it to your followers’ feeds. The idea, according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri, is to reduce the pressure around sharing. Creative expression, he says, can feel intimidating when there’s an audience attached to every post.
The same thinking is behind another feature now rolling out more widely: Trial Reels. Originally tested with a limited group, these allow creators to publish videos that bypass their followers entirely, instead being shown only to non-followers. It’s a way to test content without alienating your existing audience.
Instagram says it saw a 40% increase in posting from creators who tried it, and a significant boost in reaching new audiences. Trial Reels are now being made available to everyone as part of Instagram’s push to give users more ways to experiment freely.
Instagram is also introducing new tools to support creators beyond the platform itself. A new initiative called Drafts will provide personalised backing—from funding to collaborations—for emerging talent. Meanwhile, Spotify integration is coming to Instagram Notes, letting users share songs they’re listening to in real time.
Taken together, these updates show Instagram moving toward a more flexible, less pressurized experience, one that puts more power in users’ hands and makes space for creative risk.
