Facebook tests button within mobile News Feed to drive users to native Instagram app

Facebook is testing a small icon on Instagram photos within the mobile News Feed that takes users out of Facebook and into Instagram, we’ve found.

The new button — seen in the bottom right corner of a post — is not necessarily exclusive to Instagram, though we have not yet seen any other third-party app icons in the mobile feed. Facebook agreed to acquire the mobile photo sharing app in April, but the deal has not been completed.

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