Meta launch Reels on Instagram in 2020 as Instagram Reels allow users to create videos of up to 60 seconds in length and they are feature on the Instagram Explore Page. These short videos have become Meta’s fastest-growing content format by far and lets creators earn ad revenue.
Now, Instagram is allowing users to download Reels post by others via Stories so they can watch it later or share it with friends outside the app.
Downloading Instagram Reels with Stories is a useful trick and it does not involve any additional third-party app or software.
How to Download an Instagram Reel?
Follow These Steps :
- Open the Instagram app on your Android or iOS smartphone.
- Open the Reel you want to save.
- Click on the Share icon.
- Tap to add the Reels to your story.
- Zoom the preview Click on the three-dot menu on the top.
- Hit Save.
- Discard the story.
You can access the download Reel from their camera roll.
The downloaded video lacks an Instagram watermark and it shows the account user name.
- As of now, Reels share from only public accounts are eligible for download.
- The Reels cannot be download if they have share from private Instagram accounts.
Users with public accounts can turn off the ability to download Reels in the app settings.
As Instagram head Adam Mosseri had announce in June 2023 that users in the US will be able to download Reels share by public accounts on their camera roll.
Until then, users were able to directly share the Reels on public accounts in their Stories or through chat.
This can be done by tapping on the share icon and then selecting the Download option.
In the image share by Adam Mosseri, the Download option is seen at the bottom menu with Add to Story, Share, and Copy Link.
