Instagram may soon allow users to post 60 second long stories
Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is reportedly now allowing a few users to post longer videos up to 60 seconds on Stories. The feature was spotted by an Instagram user in Turkey, 9To5Mac reported on Wednesday.
As spotted by noted social media consultant Matt Navarra, Instagram has started notifying a few users about the change.
Instagram is testing longer stories segments of up-to 60 seconds
Spotted by @yousufortaccom in Turkey pic.twitter.com/6LJ2Rjqbpz
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) December 15, 2021
Currently, if a user records or uploads a video longer than 15 seconds, it automatically gets split into multiple different Stories, the report said. However, with this new change, users will be able to post videos to Stories that are up to 60 seconds long without having to split them, it added.
The new update in the feature could be an attempt to beat rivals such as Snapchat and TikTok.
Reportedly, Instagram will soon let users add music to their feeds. Instagram will begin testing the feature in Brazil and Turkey. Users will no longer have to rely on third-party apps to add music to their pictures or videos that are posted on the Instagram feed.
