An unusual feature specifically targeted at Instagram lovers is rumored to be coming with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S24. A new social widget as part of the ONE UI 6.1 update will allow users to add an Instagram shortcut to their lock screen alongside all the "boring" stuff such as weather, time and date. I can see why Samsung might think it's a good idea, but I can't help but think it's an extra level of encouragement to use social media that people don't need.
On most camera phones you're just an unlock, swipe and click away from opening the Instagram app - it probably takes less than 5 seconds depending on how you have your apps organized. As a bit of a self-confessed Instagram edit, I purposefully have the app hidden within a group so I don't get sidetracked by it when I'm on my phone so for me, adding it to my lock screen would add to the temptation.
