[mrsharpoblunto]

(Author here) To clarify, we don't actually replace it automatically - we show a pill notification that new stories are available. You can either choose to tap it and see the new feed, or ignore it and continue with what you were doing

[ceejayoz]

I have definitely had the "the thing I was looking at right after the app opened disappeared after a few seconds and I can't find it again" experience /u/mfontani describes.

[mrsharpoblunto]

Might have been an earlier version we were testing before we built out the new posts pill, this feature went through several iterations.

[turdnagel]

I just loaded Instagram and it did this. It’s probably not something you see because you open the app multiple times a day. You definitely run into it when you only open the app a few times a week.

[mambodog]

This article is about the instagram.com website, not the mobile app. Are you talking about the website or the mobile app?

[JeanSebTr]

Why should it be different?

Great for the web team if they are doing a better job than the mobile team I guess.

[kbrackbill]

I see the "new posts" pill if I've scrolled down into the cached content at all, but if I'm just looking at the first post I see the behavior everyone else is describing. It's still pretty annoying.

[tonyb]

I have the latest version of the app (on iOS) installed and this literally just happened to me. I run into it nearly every time I open the app.

I also see if it the app is running in the background and I switch back over to IG. I can be in the middle of my feed and scrolling and after a few seconds it refreshes and I lose my spot.

[tingletech]

I saw it the other day, but I might not have the most up-to-date copy of the app

[tingletech]

seems broken on my copy. I see the same as the GP post a lot. Maybe this is not the cause.

[wolco]

same here. Older android version.

[c8g]

I think it will be better if you remove unread posts from the bottom (keep everything till the scroll point) and append new posts, so, the user won't notice them.

[ron0c]

Latest version, and I just tired the beta on Android 10. No pill, no hover button, just here's a post you were looking at aaaaand it's gone.