Indeed your reels get more exposure and engagement once you share them in your stories. Instagram can now record up to 90 seconds of reels; sometimes, as a user, you may want to share such reels on your story. But crap! Insta cuts them down to 15 seconds. So now, How to share the full reel on Instagram story. You can download and share the insta reels on your device on your Insta story. Here is how you can do it.
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How to share own full reel on Insta story
Insta cuts the reels after 15 seconds; we share it through our story. Even if it’s your reel, it still happens. Here is a trick to share your full reel on insta.
- Go to your Instagram, go to the reel you wish to share on the story
- Tap on the three-dot icon at the bottom right corner of the screen
- Choose the download option and download your reel to the device
- Now you can share the reel as a video on your story; that’s How to share a full reel on Instagram story.
Steps to share full reel on Instagram story using Insta options
- Firstly choose the reels you wish to post on your Instagram story; no matter what feel you choose, make sure it is of more than 15 seconds
- Once you choose the reel you will share, tap on the ‘Send’ icon available on the reels. A sharing list will come on your screen
- Now you will see options to send reels to ‘Your story’ or ‘Close friends’ or personal DM to your following list
- Choose the ‘Your Story’ option; the reel will be shared with your story. And that was a shortcut to understanding How to share a full reel on Instagram story.
Note: This method works sometimes and sometimes not, so you can try it; if it doesn’t, you can try the other methods mentioned below.
How to share full Reel on Instagram story
The other way is to download the video on your device and then share the video on insta story. Follow the following steps to share the full reel on the Instagram story:
- Go to your Instagram, choose the reel you wish to share on your Insta story
- Tap on the share icon available below the reel > Now choose the copy link from the options available
- Further, open your browser (any internet browser you are using) > go to the search bar > search for instadp.com
- Open the instadp.com, and you will see a bar where you can enter the URL > here, paste the link address you copied from the Instagram reel, and hit ‘Download’
- Once done, you’ll see the reel the same as it was on Instagram; below the reel, there will be a download button; press it
- The reel will be downloaded on the browser and will open on a new tab > Now tap on the three-dot icon available at the bottom right corner of the screen
- Tap the three-dot icon > press download >, and the reel will be downloaded on your device
- Again, go back to insta story > go to your gallery > and choose the reel you downloaded. Share it as a story from your account
- That’s how you post a full Instagram reel on your story. You can mention the name of the owner to give credit to them.
Reference video to watch how it is done :
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Shortcut method to share full Reel on Insta
This is one of the easiest methods, and you can say a shortcut method to share reels on your Instagram story. Follow the further steps to do it:
- Go to your Instagram account > open the reel you wish to share on the story
- At the same time, go to the settings of your mobile > now go to the screen recorder option (if available on your device)
- Start screen recording with audio > again go back to the reel on insta and screen record it
- Once the reel is recorded on your device, you can share it as a video on your Instagram story
There are 3 ways you can share a full reel through your story on Instagram. If 1st method works for you, then great; if not, the only way to share the full reel on Insta is by downloading the video. That’s How to share a full reel on Instagram story.
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