Instagram Reels: News
04 Oct 2024
TikTokYouTube Shorts will soon let you post 3-minute long videos
YouTube has announced significant updates to its short video platform, YouTube Shorts.
01 May 2024
IndiaWhy short-video platforms are gaining traction in India's smaller cities
Short-video platforms, including ShareChat, Chingari, and Instagram Reels, are experiencing a popularity boom in India's smaller towns and non-metropolitan cities.
24 Nov 2023
InstagramHow to prevent anyone from downloading your Instagram Reels
Instagram now allows users to download public reels directly onto their devices.
16 Nov 2023
InstagramInstagram users can now create meme-worthy reels: Here's how
Instagram is introducing a series of enhancements to elevate user experience across various content formats such as reels, feed images, carousel posts, and stories.
16 Nov 2023
InstagramTop 5 new Instagram features you must know
Instagram has considerably revamped the user experience over the past few months.
04 Nov 2023
InstagramHow you can add song lyrics to Instagram Reels
Instagram has announced a new feature allowing users to add song lyrics to their Reels.
14 Oct 2023
MetaMeta's 'Sharing to Reels' feature now accessible to all developers
Meta has broadened its "Sharing to Reels" feature, enabling all developers to incorporate it into their mobile apps.
11 Aug 2023
InstagramInstagram brings music to carousel posts; tests group mentions
American singer Olivia Rodrigo has introduced a new Instagram feature allowing users to add music to their grid posts. She debuted the feature with her latest song, bad idea right?
21 Jun 2023
InstagramInstagram now allows users to download Reels: How it works
Instagram has improved a lot over the years. However, there is one thing that always bothered its users - the inability to download Reels.
10 Feb 2023
MetaMeta expands access to Gifts, Instagram's Reels-focused tipping feature
In November last year, Meta introduced 'Gifts' on Instagram as a way for creators to earn money. The company has now announced that it is expanding the availability of the feature to more creators across the US.
20 Dec 2022
InstagramHow to create a 2022 recap reel on Instagram
Instagram is rolling out a new Reels template that will recap the past year for you.
25 Nov 2022
Reliance JioMeet Platfom, Reliance Jio and Rolling Stone's new short-video app
Telecom giant Reliance Jio, in collaboration with Rolling Stone India and Creativeland Asia, has developed a short-video app called 'Platfom.'
27 Oct 2022
InstagramInstagram now has over 2 billion users; nears Facebook's number
Meta's Q3 earnings report was a glum affair. It wasn't any better than the quarter before.
06 Oct 2022
FacebookFacebook introduces new feature that lets you customize your feed
Meta has been working on perfecting its algorithms to show users only relevant content. Content that they are interested in.
04 Oct 2022
Narottam MishraMP: 'Munni Badnam Hui' Instagram Reel at temple sparks controversy
Madhya Pradesh's Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday issued a statement against an Instagram influencer who posted a Reel of herself dancing to Bollywood song Munni Badnam Hui at a temple in Chhatarpur district.
24 Sep 2022
InstagramNow you can post up to 60-second-long uninterrupted Instagram Stories
Instagram has been talking about consolidating its video products for a while.
05 Sep 2022
TelanganaInstagram Reel gone wrong: Teen hit by train, critically hurt
A Class 11 student who was reportedly trying to make an Instagram Reel while walking along a railway track got hit by a train near Telangana's Kazipet Railway Station.
28 Jul 2022
FacebookFacebook, WhatsApp's parent company reports revenue decline for first time
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has announced its Q2 earnings report, and it is not pretty.
28 Jun 2022
InstagramMeta introduces Reels API after rising developer demand: What's new
Meta sees Instagram Reels as an important part of its future outlook. The company has now introduced Reels API to several endpoints on the Instagram Platform for developers owing to demands from the developer community.
03 Jun 2022
FacebookYou can now make Instagram Reels for 90 seconds
Instagram has taken a step forward in its chase of TikTok. The Meta-owned social media platform has rolled out several new features for its Reels.
06 Apr 2022
DailyhuntDailyhunt-owner VerSe Innovation reaches $5bn valuation with latest $805mn funding
Bengaluru-based VerSe Innovation, the parent company of short-video platform Josh and news aggregator Dailyhunt, has raised $805 million at a valuation of $5 billion.
22 Oct 2021
FacebookInstagram allows posting via website, launches 'Collabs' for posts, Reels
Following the news of Facebook's rebranding, its subsidiary Instagram has finally added the ability to create posts from its website.
02 Sep 2021
FacebookInstagram goes down for many users: Details here
According to the global outage detector website Downdetector, Facebook-owned Instagram just suffered an outage in several parts of the world, including India, due to issues yet unknown.
08 Jul 2020
IndiaNow, Instagram brings TikTok-like 'Reels' to India
The key to success is making a move at the right time—and Instagram is doing just that.
