You Can Now Download Instagram Reels On Your Phone: Here's How
Downloading Reels on Instagram just became easy. If you enjoy watching a public Instagram user's Reels and wish to download them, you can now do so. Instagram head Adam Mosseri made the feature announcement on his broadcast channel on Instagram.
"You can now save reels created by public accounts to your camera roll - any reel you download will include a watermark with the creator's Instagram handle," Mosseri wrote. Earlier this year, the feature was first rolled out in the United States and is now available globally.
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How to download Instagram Reels
- Open the Instagram app and head over to the reel you wish to download.
- Tap the 'Share' icon on the reel.
- Select 'Download' to save the content on your phone.
However, there are some terms and conditions that dictate a user's ability to download Reels. For starters, Mosseri said that public accounts can turn off the ability for people to download their reels.
"If a reel you love isn't eligible to be downloaded, you can still tap the three dots and Save it to watch it later in the app," Mosseri said.?
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For Instagram users aged below 18 with public settings, the default setting for downloading reels will be turned off. But it may be turned on any time. Reels posted on a user's private account will not become downloadable either.
How public users on Instagram can manage Reels settings
- Tap your profile picture on the bottom right to open your profile.
- Select the hamburger menu in the top right and select tap on the gear icon.
- Here, tap Privacy >> Reels and Remix
- Turn on the toggle switch to make your Reels downloadable. You can also turn it off from here.
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