Introducing Instagram Reels

We’re excited to introduce Instagram Reels: Instagram now has a new feature that allows users to upload and share short, amusing films.

Creating Reels Select the Reels option at the bottom of the Instagram camera screen. A number of creative editing options are available on the left side of your screen

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Audio: Find a song in Instagram’s music collection. Alternatively, you can record a reel of your own audio and use that instead.

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AR Effects: To record several films with different effects, choose one of the many effects in our effect collection, which was made by Instagram and creators all over the world.

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Timer and Countdown: Hands-free recording: Set the timer to record any of your footage. You’ll notice a 3-2-1 countdown before recording begins for however long you

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Sharing Reels With Reels, you can share with your followers and be discovered by the enormous and diverse Instagram community on Explore.

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If you have a public account: You can upload your reel to a special section of Explore so that it can be seen and discovered by a larger audience on Instagram.

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If you have a Personal Account: Reels is aware of your Instagram privacy settings. If you share to Feed, your reel will only be visible to your followers.

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Watching Reels Using Reels in Explore, Instagram users can see the best of what’s currently trending. A vertical feed of reels made by anyone on Instagram, curated for your viewing pleasure

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You’ll be notified if your reel appears in Explore. In order to help you find new and exciting material, Instagram has curated a selection of public reels to include in its featured reels.

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