Rethinking What Each User Should See
Unified content visibility logic into a single access-based path, and improved screen transitions and density on small devices.
Screen complexity often originates not in layout but in inconsistent visibility decisions. Albums, moments, and insts each applied different criteria for content exposure, resulting in the same user seeing some cards locked and others empty on the same screen.
This update consolidated visibility logic into a single access-based path. Entitlement and display state for premium and restricted content are now determined in one place, and the discovery and recommendation surfaces follow that decision consistently. Card images render automatically in the appropriate form based on content type — inst or album — eliminating mismatches between access state and what is displayed.
Screen transitions were simplified to reduce interruptions during navigation. On smaller devices, height, spacing, text, and icon sizes were recalibrated to prevent content from feeling cramped. The goal was not to add new functionality, but to align existing elements under a consistent set of rules so that quality is uniform across device sizes.