News & Reviews:   Instagram Stories

If you're an Instagram content creator, here's some good news. In case you haven't heard, Instagram just got an upgrade to Stories. Previously, you could only upload clips of up to 15 seconds. But with the new update, creators can now upload videos 4 times the length.

Recently, a lot of Instagram users on iOS have been complaining about a bug in the app which plays Instagram Stories with sound on by default even if your iPhone is set to silent mode. Now, the Meta-owned social media platform has finally fixed the issue with the latest update to the app.

If you recall, Instagram started working on direct posting from desktop browsers in May. Some beta testers got to access the feature in June, but since then we had no updates about it. Fortunately, the feature will be released soon.

Not long ago, Twitter announced its take on an Instagram Stories-like feature and released it as Fleets. The feature is a familiar one by allowing users to share content that disappears in 24 hours. However, the company has observed that the feature is not performing well as expected. With that said, it has been decided that Fleets will be gone by 3 August.

If you use Instagram a lot, you might be interested in the app's latest feature. Instagram has added a new function to stickers for Instagram Stories. It allows the app to automatically generate captions based on what the user says.

User behaviour can often change, which is why companies need to be on the lookout for new trends. In the last few years, one notable trend has to be the Stories format that is now common on many platforms. Now, Instagram wants to make vertically-aligned Stories.

If you like using Instagram on your PC, you may or may not have seen a new update to the platform. Allegedly, Instagram is working on a new UI design for Instagram Stories for desktop users and has begun to do A/B testing recently.

Most of us use multiple social media platforms these days. It's useful since different companies or personalities could be more active on different platforms. But for Twitter users, they often share or embed tweets elsewhere. So, Twitter has made a new feature to make sharing easier.

While most of the online tutorials do show how to add multiple photos in Instagram Stories, but this only worked on iOS devices until now. Today, Instagram is finally rolling out a new Layout feature that allows you to include multiple photos in a single story. Now both iOS and Android users will be able to add multiple photos in stories without a third-party app.

Dating apps like Tinder are helping you to search for ‘the one’ and many of the people are using such online dating services nowadays. Therefore, Facebook, the social media company, has also jumped into the bandwagon earlier by releasing Facebook Dating on Facebook. Now, it has a new feature that allows you to share your Instagram Stories as well.