“Can you post a Live Photo on Instagram?” Is that the question that brought you here? Well, you’ve come to the right page. In this post, we’ll walk you through three ways to post a Live Photo to an Instagram Story or post from your iPhone.
Live Photos are mini videos that capture the 1.5-second moments before and after you press the shutter button. These Live Photos sometimes capture amazing reactions or moments you might have missed. Fortunately, you can easily Share Live Photos to other apps Like Instagram, as described in this post. Let's get started.
1. Post a live photo called BOOMERANG to your Instagram Story.
Instagram offers a native feature to add Boomerang-like Live Photos to Stories.
Method 1: To update the Instagram app
Step 1: pick up live image on your iPhone.
Note: If you don't know how to take a Live Photo, open the Camera app on your iPhone and tap the concentric circles icon at the top to enable Live Photos. If the icon has a bar, Live Photos is disabled. Once enabled, press the shutter button to take a Live Photo.
Step 2: Open an app Instagram and press the . button your story At the top to create a new story.
Step 3: Photos and videos will appear on your iPhone. You'll notice a Boomerang icon in some photos. This icon represents iPhone Live Photos. Select Live image that you want to post in your Instagram story.
Step 4: Now, tap on the icon. Boomerang At the top, add the classic Boomerang effect. This step is necessary, otherwise the live photo will be added as a still image.
Note: You can also long-press the screen to enable the Boomerang effect. You can also use another effect like Slow-mo, Echo, or Duo from the menu below.
Step 5: Click on It was completed.
Step 6: Now, add text, stickers, or write on your story. Finally, select the button your story Below is a link to post an iPhone Live Photo to your Instagram Story.
Congratulations! You've successfully posted a Live Photo to Instagram. Your Story will feature "Boomerang by Instagram" at the top.
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Method 2: In older versions of Instagram
If the above method doesn't work or you can't see the Boomerang icon in Live Photos, follow these steps to post the Live Photo as a bounce photo to your Instagram Story.
Step 1: In the application Instagram, Click on the icon (+) Scroll down and select the story.
Step 2: Click on Boomerang From the list of options on the left side.
Step 3: After that, tap exhibition Below and select Live image.
Step 4: Long press on the screen to enable the Boomerang effect or tap the icon Boomerang At the top. Press the button. It was completed.
Step 5: Edit Boomerang Story Yours. Then click on your story To post on Instagram.
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2. Add a Live Photo as a video in an Instagram post or story.
Another way to post Live Photos on Instagram is to convert the Live Photo to a video. Using this method, you can add Live Photos as a video to Instagram posts or stories.
Follow these steps to convert a Live Photo to a video and post it on Instagram:
Step 1: Open Photos application on your iPhone.
Step 2: Open Live image that you want to post on Instagram.
Step 3: Click on three-dot icon and select save As a video.
Note: If Save as Video doesn't appear, tap the share icon and select Save as Video.
The Live Photo will be converted into a 3-second video and will appear in the Photos app next to live imageA 3-second video will be considered a regular video.
Step 4: Open an app Instagram Share your newly converted video as a post or story just like you would any other video.
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3. Download Boomerang and add it to your Instagram post.
If the original method for converting Live Photos to video doesn't work and you can't add them to Instagram posts, there's another way. To do this, you first need to add a Live Photo to your Instagram Story. Once Instagram detects it and converts it to a Boomerang, download the story. You can do this without posting it as a Story.
Here are the steps in detail:
Step 1: Open an app Instagram And it was established New story.
Step 2: Locate Live image.
Step 3: Click on the icon Boomerang and press the . button Done.
Step 4: Now, instead of posting the story, tap on the three-dot icon and select save. Doing so will download the video. instagram boomerang on your iPhone.
Step 5: created New post On Instagram and select the video which you downloaded in step 4 to post your iPhone Live Photo as an Instagram post.
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Frequently asked questions about posting a live photo to an Instagram story or post:
Q1. How do you make a video using Live Photos on Instagram?
The answer: You can easily use Live Photos in Instagram ReelsSimply convert a Live Photo to a video or download a Boomerang video as described above. Then post that video to Instagram Reels.
Q2. How can I convert a Live Photo to a GIF?
The answer: You can convert a Live Photo to GIF using shortcuts. Check out our detailed guide. To convert a live photo to a GIF.
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