Overview

• Kakao said the Friends tab will revert to a contact list and the Instagram-style feed will be relocated in a Q4 rollout.
• Yonhap reported the rollback plan after days of user complaints about privacy exposure and ad clutter in the new grid-style layout.
• The app’s Google Play rating fell to 2.8 stars as one-star reviews surged, and UX firm pxd found 42% of sampled reviews were dissatisfied.
• Kakao shares fell 4.67% on Tuesday and 6.17% on Friday after the revamp, then rose 1.69% Monday to 60,300 won.
• Kakao added parental safeguards for its short‑form video feature and issued minor UI fixes while continuing to review feedback.