Instagram launches Playback year-in-review feature – how to create your Stories highlight

INSTAGRAM is having a crack at its own year-in-review feature for a limited time.

Despite a rollercoaster year, the app will curate ten of your Stories from 2021.

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Even though it’s put together automatically, you can remove the bits you don’t like and add others instead.

A message should start appearing on the Instagram feed from today asking if you’d like to create your own Playback.

You can also tap a special 2021 sticker that’ll appear on any mates who have already posted theirs.

But don’t hang around, as bosses say it will only be available for a few weeks.

Instagram said the feature is there to “celebrate and reflect on 2021 ahead of the New Year”.

It looks like the Meta-owned platform is hoping to take a bit of Spotify’s magic in its annual Wrapped event.

The music streaming giant recently rolled out 2021’s edition, which shows users what tunes they’ve been listening to most and time spent.

It’s been a busy week for Instagram, after the app’s boss revealed that chronological posts will make a welcome return next year.

In a grilling from US lawmakers over kid’s safety on the platform, chief Adam Mosseri said the comeback has been in development for months.

Instagram is part of Mark Zuckerberg’s tech empire, which recently changed its company name from Facebook to Meta.

It’s all to do with the billionaire’s masterplan to create a next-gen “metaverse” internet, a potentially infinite virtual world.

The firm recently announced plans to hire an additional 10,000 staff to work on the metaverse.

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In other news, scientists have figured out how fast a type of dinosaur could run – and it would have given Usain Bolt a run for his money.

Google has confirmed that some of its smartphones are unable to call emergency services due to a software bug.

And an iPhone update could reveal if you were scammed when getting a repair done.

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