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Look back at 2021 with Instagram's new Playback feature

A visual trip down memory lane.

Meera Navlakha

on December 9, 2021

Visual step-by-step guide to adding stories from 2021 to a Playback feature on Instagram.

Select 10 stories to share. Credit: Instagram.

2021: More lockdown strolls, the first flight in months, entering restaurants once again.

Whichever moments stood out this year, Instagram is now letting us showcase the best ones with a new Playback feature.

The app will have Instagrammers go through their stories of the year, out of which we can select 10 to share with followers. The stories will fall under a special 2021 sticker, which can be clicked on and used to add more stories to.

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From visuals provided by Instagram, it looks like the Playback will seamlessly display each selected story, along with the sticker, in succession. If you don't want to share, you can still just view your 2021 Playback for a quick trip down memory lane.

A screenshot of Instagram, showing the new Playback feature.

Credit: Instagram.

The end-of-year feature launches on Dec. 9 and be available up until the New Year, right before 2022 commences.

Topics Apps & Software Instagram

Meera Navlakha

Meera is a journalist based between London and New York. Her work has been published in The New York Times, Vice, The Independent, Vogue India, W Magazine, and others. She was previously a Culture Reporter at Mashable.