Facebook is finally tidying up your Feed – and adding some clever new tricks

Of course, my first thought was: what about privacy? But Meta says you are still fully in control. You decide who sees what on your profile and whether your updates appear in your Feed. So nothing’s changing there – it’s still your call.

One of the biggest changes hits your Feed. When you post multiple photos, they’ll now appear in a tidy, uniform grid. You can double-tap photos to like them, just like on Instagram, and clicking into a post now opens it full-screen for a more immersive look.

The most-used features – Reels, Friends, Marketplace, and Profile – are moving to the front of your tab bar for easy access. You’ll also notice a refreshed menu design and cleaner tab notifications, making it easier to catch up with what’s happening without feeling overwhelmed.

Search is getting a makeover, too. Results now show in a more immersive grid that supports every type of content. Meta is even testing a full-screen viewer so you can explore photos and videos without losing your place in search.

And one thing I actually like? We get more control over our Feeds. You can give feedback to tell the algorithm what you want and don’t want to see, as before, but now it’s more precise. Instead of vague options, you can choose specific topics, which should make your Feed feel a lot more like “you” and less like a random mix of everything.

Last but not least, changes are coming to how you create content on Facebook, too. Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, hasn’t forgotten content creators either.

The company redesigned how you post to Stories and your Feed to make it more intuitive. The tools you use most – tagging friends, adding music – are easier to find, while advanced options like colorful text backgrounds are still just a tap away. Audience and cross-posting settings are now front-and-center, which makes adjusting them painless.

Comments across Feed, Groups, and Reels are simpler, too. Replies are more streamlined, badges are clearer, and you can pin important comments. Group admins and creators get better moderation tools, and now anyone can anonymously flag comments that don’t belong or feel off-topic.

Catching up with the young crowd

These updates show Meta is trying to keep up with platforms that are more popular with younger users, like Instagram and TikTok. I mean, it’s proof that the company isn’t just sitting still – it’s actively trying to improve.

And, of course, Meta has stumbled a lot in the past, especially around user privacy and security, and it’s taken heat for the sheer volume of ads that crowd the platform. But with the new Feed changes, at least we get a bit more say over what appears in front of us – what we see and what we don’t.

My take on the changes

I’ll be honest: I’ve never been a huge fan of Meta or its apps, but that’s mostly because I’m not really a social media person. Even so, I like the direction this is going. The platform is starting to feel less cluttered, and it’s giving more space back to friends and shared interests in your Feed.

Because let’s be real – scrolling used to feel like wading through an endless stream of paid posts and ads, with almost nothing from your friends, which kind of defeats the whole point of social media. Hopefully, these changes actually make a difference, but we’ll have to wait and see if it really sticks.