scorecardresearch
Sunday, Aug 13, 2023
Advertisement

Instagram now lets you join in the fun with creators: How to use latest features

Instagram has introduced new ways to create and share on the platform. You can now add music to carousels, collaborate with up to 3 friends on posts, and join creators with the Add Yours sticker.

instagram collab carousel music featuredHere's how you can use these new features. (Image: Instagram)
Listen to this article
Instagram now lets you join in the fun with creators: How to use latest features
x
00:00
1x 1.5x 1.8x

Instagram has announced new features that will allow users to share more music, photos, and reels with their friends and followers. You can now add music to carousels, invite up to 3 collaborators, and join creators with the new Add Yours sticker.

The social media platform said that the new features are designed to make it easier and more fun to create and share on Instagram. Here’s a summary of these features alongside tutorials on how you can use them.

How to add music to carousels

So far, users could only add music to singular photos on their posts. That changes with the latest update, which adds the ability to add music to photo carousels, which are collections of multiple photos in a single post. Users can choose a song from Instagram’s music library to match the mood of their carousel and bring it to life.

1. Open the Instagram app on your phone and tap the plus icon at the bottom of the screen.

2. Select the photos you want to share from your gallery or take new ones with the camera to create a carousel.

3. Tap Add music at the top of the screen. You can select a song from the list or search for a song in our music library.

4. Use the sliding bar at the bottom to choose which part of the song you want to play with your photo. You can also adjust the volume and duration of the music.

Advertisement

5. Tap Done and then Next to add a caption, location, and other options. Then tap Share to post your photo with music.

How to collaborate with 2+ people

Another new feature is Collabs, which lets users invite up to three friends to co-author a feed post, carousel or reel. The collaborators will share the credit and the reach of the content, which will appear on each account’s profile grid. Both private and public accounts can use this feature, as long as they follow each other.

1. When publishing your post, tap Tag people.

2. Select Invite collaborators.

3. Search for the accounts you wish to add as collaborators and select them.

Advertisement

4. Tap Done. If they accept the collaboration, your post will be shared with their followers.

How to use the new Add Yours sticker

The third new feature is the Add Yours sticker, which enables creators and artists to invite their followers to join in on a fun prompt or challenge they create on Reels. The creator or artist can select their favourite submissions from their followers and showcase them on their Reel.

1. If you see a sticker on a Reel with a sticker that says Add yours, tap it.

2. You’ll be taken to a page showcasing Reels from other people have joined in the fun.

3. Tap the Add yours option at the bottom of the page to record your own Reel.

Also Read
Pixel-FBBBB
Gadget deals
cybersecurity generic featured
whatsapp logo featured express photo
Advertisement

4. The followers will get notified if their Reel is chosen, and others can watch it by tapping on the Add Yours sticker.

First published on: 12-08-2023 at 13:19 IST
Latest Comment
Post Comment
Read Comments
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
close