How to share full 60-second reels on Instagram story

While the default recording duration restriction for Reels is 15 seconds, you have the option to increase the recording time limit to a maximum of 30 seconds. A single Instagram Story video, on the other hand, has a time limit of 15 seconds in length. Therefore, if you post a reel (which is longer than 15 seconds in length) to your Instagram story, just 15 seconds of your video will be shown on your account’s tale. It is necessary for your readers to touch the tale in order to see the remainder of the reel in the Reels area. In addition, if you save a lengthy reel from the narrative, just the first 15 seconds of video are saved to your camera roll, rather than the whole reel.

A few Reels updates coming at you:

🤳 Create a reel up to 30 seconds
⏱ Extend the timer to 10 seconds when you’re recording
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Want to add 30 second Reel on Instagram Story?

What if you want to upload whole 30-second reels on Instagram Story instead of just clips? However, it is not yet able to upload reels that are longer than 15 seconds to Instagram story. For this reason, users are forced to see whole reels inside the Reels interface on Instagram due to a constraint imposed by the platform. This makes sense since viewing a reel in the Reels page increases engagement and allows users to discover further Reels.

Having said that, there is a workaround that you may use in order to post lengthier reels to your Instagram story. The secret is to download the reel to your gallery and then submit it to the narrative, as is described below. A lengthy reel of 30 seconds will automatically be divided into two pieces when it is uploaded to your tale, as a result of this feature. Your followers will then be able to view the clips back to back in two parts, each segment lasting 15 seconds in length each time. However, the sole disadvantage is that the reel you upload will not have a link to the original reel.

Here is how you can post complete reels on Instagram Story on an iPhone, so keep reading. You may post someone else’s lengthy reel or your own reel to Instagram Stories by following the steps outlined below.

How to share longer reels on your Instagram Story

• Install the “Instagram Media Saver” shortcut. To do so, visit this link and tap the “Add Shortcut” button. This shortcut lets you quickly save reels, stories, photos, and videos from Instagram directly to Photos on iOS.

• Navigate to “Reels” and choose the reel you wish to use as the basis for a tale. Visit your profile and choose the Reels tab to see reels that you’ve placed on your own channel.
• At the bottom-right corner of the screen, press the ellipsis button (3-dot icon).

• Select “Instagram Media Saver” from the Share sheet by tapping “Share to…” and selecting it from the Share sheet.

• When you see the ad “Shortcuts would want access to Shortcuts,” click on the Yes button.
• By selecting “Always Allow,” you may provide the shortcut access to all of the required permissions.

• As soon as the reel video has been saved to the Photos app, open the Instagram app and create a new story using the reel video.

• On the create story page, swipe up on the screen and select the downloaded Reel. (Note: Reels longer than 15 seconds will automatically segment into two clips.)

• Optional: Add any effects, stickers, or text to the reel video if you want.
• Tap “Next” and then tap the “Share” button next to Your Story to share the complete reel on your Instagram Story.

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