Instagram Now Lets You Share Posts in Stories
You no longer have to take a screenshot or share a link.
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Instagram has spent months testing the ability to , and now it’s finally here. An to the Android app (iOS will get it in the “coming days”) lets you turn public posts from your social feed into stickers, with a tap bringing users directly to the post you’re eager to celebrate. You can customize both the sticker and the background to add a little extra flair.
Importantly, you don’t have to leave your posts up for grabs. Story sharing is on by default, but you can switch it off in your settings if you’d rather not take your account private just to limit how others share your posts.
The social network has been aggressively expanding Stories in the past few weeks, including the additions of , posting and hints of . It’s not hard to understand why. Instagram has continued to , in no small part due to Stories luring people away from Snapchat and its . If the photo-centric service is going to keep up the pace, it’ll want to make Stories as useful as possible — and sharing posts certainly goes a long way toward that goal.
Related: 10 Instagram Tools to Help You Build Your Following in 2018
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Instagram has spent months testing the ability to , and now it’s finally here. An to the Android app (iOS will get it in the “coming days”) lets you turn public posts from your social feed into stickers, with a tap bringing users directly to the post you’re eager to celebrate. You can customize both the sticker and the background to add a little extra flair.
Importantly, you don’t have to leave your posts up for grabs. Story sharing is on by default, but you can switch it off in your settings if you’d rather not take your account private just to limit how others share your posts.
The social network has been aggressively expanding Stories in the past few weeks, including the additions of , posting and hints of . It’s not hard to understand why. Instagram has continued to , in no small part due to Stories luring people away from Snapchat and its . If the photo-centric service is going to keep up the pace, it’ll want to make Stories as useful as possible — and sharing posts certainly goes a long way toward that goal.
Related: 10 Instagram Tools to Help You Build Your Following in 2018
