If you are a fan of Instagram you should know that, in the latest update for Android mobiles, several changes and improvements are introduced for the stories or Instagram Stories. A feature that continues to conquer more and more users and that aspires to become a future competitor to YouTube videos. But until then, it still has a long way to go, and with these new features it expands functionality for all users
Make sure you download the latest version of Instagram via the Google Play Store so you can stay up to date. No need to get the beta or trial version. The latest features are available to everyone.
First of all we find the possibility of applying zoom and rotating the photos in the Instagram Stories at will. In other words, reframe them as we want Until now you could only publish vertical photos taken at that moment through the camera, or vertical and horizontal photos (adapting them with stripes above and below) that were already in the gallery. The pinch gesture was only needed on panoramic photos to display them edge-to-edge on the screen.
Well, now there are no more limitations.If we choose a content from the gallery we can enlarge it and shrink it with the pinch gesture. We can also flip and rotate it as we like. Always using two fingers to perform this movement and square and frame the story as we want. But this is not all.
Along with these options, Instagram Stories has also created a new system for mentions in your stories In this way, now you not only receive a notification when someone mentions you in their stories, but also the option to share that same content through your own stories. You only have to select this function through the notification received through Instagram Direct.
Thus, the original story is published among your own stories. The difference is that it appears with a colored frame, making it clear that it is a shared story.Of course, before publishing it you can touch it up, add brushstrokes, stickers and GIFs, and other paraphernalia. Please note that this republished story will last another 24 hours before being destroyed and, in addition, will notify its original creator that it has been shared on your profile
This function is already available for both Android and iPhone phones. Just make sure you have the latest version of Instagram.