In addition to Stories and Notes, Instagram is extending its Close pals feature to let users share Reels and posts with a chosen set of pals. Mark Zuckerberg revealed the updated version on Wednesday, saying that users would now have greater control over the material they publish on Instagram and their privacy.
Similar to Stories, only other people on the Close Friends list will be able to see likes and comments on Reels and Posts shared with Close Friends. The producers stand to gain from the enlarged feature set, as it will allow them to share unique material with subscribers who are ready to pay.
Post on Instagram and Tag your close friends.
- Navigate to your Feed after opening the Instagram app.
- To start a new post, tap the “+” symbol at the bottom of the screen
- Select if you want to make a photo, video, or story post.
- From the gallery on your phone, pick the picture or video that you wish to share.
- To your post, add a caption and any other changes you might want.
- Below the caption box, tap the “Audience” option.
- From the list of possibilities, choose “Close Friends”.
- To publish your message, use the “Share” button located in the upper right corner.
Share Instagram Reel With close friends
- Tap the “+” symbol at the bottom of the screen when the Instagram app is open. Pick “Reel” from the list of alternatives.
- You may upload an already-existing video from your phone’s gallery by tapping the camera roll icon or by tapping and holding the record button.
- To add effects, transitions, and music to your reel, use the editing tools.
- Below the caption box, tap the “Audience” option. From the list of possibilities, choose “Close Friends”.
- After choosing your audience, click the “Share” button located in the upper right corner. Your list of Close Friends will have access to your Reel.
In the meantime, Instagram is adding new features to improve privacy and user experience. Recently, Instagram Reels now have the ability to include song lyrics, just like Stories on the Meta-owned network. In order to make advantage of this function, choose a song, hit the lyrics button when editing your reel, and swipe left to add lyrics.
Additionally, users may choose whether or not others can see when they have viewed their direct messages thanks to a new feature that Instagram is testing. A new feature on Instagram would allow users to hide read receipts for direct messages, much as the ‘turn off read receipts’ option on WhatsApp.