The process of moving from one user’s content to the following user’s content within the Instagram Stories interface relies on a specific navigational function. This function allows a viewer to sequentially progress through the stories of accounts they follow. For example, after watching all available stories from one account, the app automatically transitions to the next account in the user’s following list that has active stories.
This sequential viewing functionality streamlines content consumption, eliminating the need to manually select each account individually. It fosters discovery of new content and increases engagement with various followed accounts. Historically, this feature has been instrumental in shaping user behavior on the platform, encouraging longer session times and more diverse content interaction.
