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Things are changing very quickly on Instagram. If you already knew that the social network is thinking of eliminating the number of likes from a publication, now it has arrived with the dark mode and the disappearance of the activity tab under the arm. But it is not the only thing. During the last weeks they have also been testing a new interface in Instagram Stories You may have already noticed its presence, but if you update the application you will lose sight of the advanced functions of Instagram Stories such as polls, questions, GIFs and other elements.Don't worry, they're still there.
In fact, they are still there, in a collected and more orderly manner But with a change that might mislead you when involving your followers. You know, ask them a question, invite them to participate in a survey... And it is that they are included in a new menu. But forget about folders and sections. Everything here looks a lot like Snapchat, and you'll have to navigate carousels of features and skins. We'll explain it to you.
The first thing you should do is install any available and pending Instagram updates from Google Play or the App Store. It depends on whether you have an Android mobile or an iPhone. Although the changes in Instagram are taking place through the servers, having the latest version of the application can force the system on your mobile so that everything is updated with the latest changes.
After that, all that remains is to enter Instagram Stories to see the new interface. Click on the camera icon, top left in the general Instagram menu, or do a quick swipe from the left of the screen to the right. And that's it, you'll be inside Instagram Stories to take a photo or record a video.
This is where the new interface appears. Forget the circular carousel to switch between filters. Or from the tabs to switch between formats. Now the design is also based on carousels, but in a straight and more elegant and simple format Thus, the first strip includes the fire button and, on its sides , the different camera filters that we have saved or available to use. But what interests us are the GIFs, polls, questions, music and text, which is now collected in a second carousel.
This second strip shows us the last capture made with Instagram Stories, a carousel of formats to switch between normal, create, boomerang, super zoom etc. And a button to toggle between the rear and front cameras. Well, here you will have to look for the Create option to find all the content that makes Instagram Stories an interactive community full of games and activities.
By selecting the section Create you will be able to see, directly on the screen, a new superior carousel with all these functions. The first is to create texts, while, if we move forward, we can go through the GIFs, the countdown, the memories (old stories), the questionnaire, the survey and the questions. Each function has its icon to find it instantly, and shows the element in question it represents on the screen.So all that remains is to record the video or capture the story directly.
Of course, music is a separate section in the carousel or bottom bar of this interface. That is, you will not find it together with the surveys, questions and others. You will have to go through the Superzoom, Boomerang and Hands Free to find the format Music And, once here, choose the song and if we want to show the lyrics of the same.
Function Drawer
Of course, let's not forget the drawer of Instagram Stories functions That section where all these extra features are listed to apply to a content already captured or recorded. In other words, we take the Story and slide our finger from the bottom up to find all these functions, as well as emojis and stickers of all kinds.
