Reels

is expanding its Close Friends feature from Stories and to feed posts and Reels. As such, you'll be able to share Reels and feed posts with a smaller, perhaps more trusted audience instead of everyone who follows you.The Instagram team says folks use Close Friends "as a pressure-free space to connect with the people that matter most." By expanding the Close Friends option to Reels and feed posts, the developers hope you'll have "more ways to be your most authentic self on Instagram while having more choices over who…

Instagram, the Meta-owned social media platform, is rolling out a feature that allows users to add song lyrics to their Reels, just like on Instagram Stories. This comes after Instagram was said to be testing out a few new features over the past few weeks. Some of those features were focused on revamping how we view our feeds, and some of them were about collaborative posting. However, the new song lyrics feature introduced to Instagram Reels is a feature that is familiar to users since it has been available on Instagram…

Meta launched Reels on Instagram back in 2020 as its answer to the popular short-video app TikTok. Instagram Reels allow users to create videos of up to 60 seconds in length and they are featured on the Instagram Explore Page. These TikTok-inspired short videos have become Meta's fastest-growing content format by far and lets creators earn ad revenue. Now, the photo and video-sharing platform is allowing users to download Reels posted by others via Stories so they can watch it later or share it…

Reels, Meta Platforms' answer to viral short-form video app TikTok, elicited eyerolls when it launched in 2020 and was regarded as yet another example of Meta copying a popular rival.But on Wednesday, Meta revealed numbers that show Reels videos are growing rapidly among both users and advertisers and are quickly catching up to the ByteDance-owned TikTok app that is beloved by young users and has reshaped the social media landscape.Meta says the rags-to-riches growth of Reels, which are viewable on both Facebook and…

Instagram is also enhancing the creation and editing experience for templates which will help elevate your reels in just a few taps.Reels templates allow you to easily create a reel by reusing elements from another reel you love. Just drop in your own videos and photos to save time and put your own creative spin on a reel. Instagram is now adding some upgrades to Reels templates that will help you more easily find inspiration and create reels starting with a new and improved Template Browser. Now, you can browse templates…

Instagram is rolling out new features on Reels that will make it easier for brands to jump on trends, increase reach and edit videos. For the first time, you can search the Template Browser via category, making the Meta-owned platform far simpler to navigate. You will also now have access to more editing capabilities than ever before as the platform has made it less time-consuming to customise templates. Why we care. Finding out what videos are trending and adding to that conversation is a great way to…

Instagram is making it easier for people to create Reels, improving the templates, which let people create Reels based on others, announced Instagram head Adam Mosseri in a post (or a Reel).As the name suggests, a template is essentially a preset, which users can use to create their short video. For instance, a template could consist of a sequence of ten 0.5-second clips, which a user can use and put their own photos or videos, select the music they like, and have the Reel ready to go live.A new template browser that…

Image Source : META Meta adds new Reels editing tools on FB Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has announced a series of updates that will bring more Reels editing tools to its platform, making video creation easier and more dynamic for users. These updates aim to provide users with more creative ways to express themselves through Reels and long-form videos. In…

Facebook is renaming its “Watch” tab to “Video,” and expanding it to include Reels, long-form content, and live videos. Users can vertically scroll between videos or use a horizontal carousel to browse Reels. The “Video” section will be located at the top of the Android app and the bottom of the iOS app.In addition to the video-focused feed, users can access an explore page through the search button. Users can access an explore page with various reels, long-form, and live videos related to relevant topics and hashtags,…

Facebook is revamping its in-app video hub to give its content an Instagram-style makeover. The changes will bring Reels’ editing tools to all Facebook videos, as well as a new “Explore” section to highlight trending clips and other recommendations. It also comes with a new name. The tab previously known as “Facebook Watch” will now simply be called “Video.” The section, which will host short-form clips like Reels as well as live video and longer form content, will continue to live at the top of the Facebook app. The new…