Instagram has made it easier to find story content in its mobile app based on location or interests/topics.
A new story ring now appears at the top of the explore section. Stories that have location stickers applied to them will be added to the ring so people can view myriad stories shared from around the world.
Plus now, people can now mark their stories with hashtags, making them searchable to others. Instagram says these stories may be shared with a much larger audience via the explore tab, but users can opt to share their location or hash tagged stories only with followers .
The new searching tools will appear in Instagram 10.22 for Android and iOS, which ships this week.
