Are you up to date with New Instagram Features
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Instagram has grown to be one of the most leading social media platforms in the world. With over 1 billion users, Instagram now known to generate the highest engagement rates.
Instagram is rapidly developing new features and functionalities. Are you up to date with all the latest and great changes that have recently come to Instagram?
1. Adding a chat sticker to your story :-
When you share a photo or video to your story, you can add stickers to express yourself in fun and unique ways. From your story, tap on Sticker Icon to add stickers.
You can add…
Add a Donation Sticker to allow people to donate money to a nonprofit you care about.
Add a Challenge Sticker to participate in challenges
Add a Quiz sticker to write multiple-choice questions
Add a Countdown Sticker o count down to any moment
Add a Questions Sticker so people can ask you a question
Add a Music Sticker and search for a song
Add a Poll Sticker or emoji Slider sticker to write your own question and customize the answers.
Add a Location Sticker by searching for or selecting nearby options
Add a Hashtag sticker, Current time or weather sticker, selfie sticker
If you are not seeing certain stickers on Instagram. Make sure your app is updated to the latest version. Keep in mind that not all stickers are available to everyone.
2. Sharing Horizontal video on IGTV :-
IGTV is a video application by Instagram for Android and iOS smartphones. IGTV allow its users to upload horizontal videos to its platform. It allows for longer videos compared to Instagram feeds. While IGTV is available as a stand-alone app, basic functionality is also available within the Instagram app and website.
Do you know what are the video upload requirements for IGTV on Instagram?
Video Length — Videos must be at least one minute long. The maximum length your video can be is:
· 15 minutes when uploading from a mobile device.
· 60 minutes when uploading from the web.
Video File Type — Videos must be in MP4 file format.
Video Resolution and Size — · You can upload a vertical video with an aspect ratio of 9:16 or a horizontal video with an aspect ratio of 16:9.
· Videos should have a minimum frame rate of 30 FPS (frames per second) and minimum resolution of 720 pixels.
· The maximum file size for videos that are 10 minutes or less is 650MB. The maximum file size for videos up to 60 minutes is 3.6GB.
Video Content — We want to create the best possible experience for everyone on Instagram. That means videos that don’t follow our Community Guidelines may be removed from Instagram. If you see something that you think may go against our guidelines, you can report it.
Cover Photo Size — The recommended size for cover photos is 420px by 654px (or 1:1.55 ratio). Right now, you can’t edit your cover photo after you’ve uploaded it.
3. Sharing a Preview of your IGTV Video :-
Sharing a preview of your IGTV video to feed and your profile. When you share a video to feed and your profile, it appears as a preview, which is the first section of your video. Once the preview is finished, the video pauses, and viewers will need to tap Keep Watching to continue watching the full video. Keep in mind that if you share a preview of your IGTV video to feed and your profile:
- Tapping the video on your profile opens a preview of your IGTV video with a link to the full video.
- Tapping the video in feed will turn sound on and off.
- Tapping the link will open the full IGTV video and allow you to keep watching from where you left off in feed.
- Removing the preview from your profile and from feed won’t affect the availability of the video on IGTV.
- Previews will show a 4:5 center crop of your IGTV video.
4. Instagram Reels :-
A new way to create and discover short, entertaining videos on Instagram.
Instagram Reels invites you to Record and edit 15-second multi-clip videos with audio, effects, and new creative tools and share with your friends or anyone on Instagram.. You can share reels with your followers on Feed, and, if you have a public account, make them available to the wider Instagram community through a new space in Explore. Instagram Reels in Explore offers anyone the chance to become a creator on Instagram and reach new audiences on a global stage.
How to Creating Instagram Reels-
Select Reels at the bottom of the Instagram camera. You’ll see a variety of creative editing tools on the left side of your screen to help create your reel, including:
· Audio: Search for a song from the Instagram music library. You can also use your own original audio by simply recording a reel with it.
· AR Effects: Select one of the many effects in our effect gallery, created both by Instagram and creators all over the world, to record multiple clips with different effects.
· Timer and Countdown: Set the timer to record any of your clips hands-free. Once you press record, you’ll see a 3–2–1 countdown, before recording begins for the amount of time you selected.
· Align: Line up objects from your previous clip before recording your next to help create seamless transitions for moments like outfit changes or adding new friends into your reel.
· Speed: Choose to speed up or slow down part of the video or audio you selected. This can help you stay on a beat or make slow motion videos.
Reels can be recorded in a series of clips (one at a time), all at once, or using video uploads from your gallery. Record the first clip by pressing and holding the capture button. You’ll see a progress indicator at the top of the screen as you record. Stop recording to end each clip.
