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Ways to Reshare Content From Other Users

Instagram is a powerful social media platform to help increase brand reach and drive new business, but it can be time-consuming and expensive to consistently share content you need to see your engagement grow in the long-term — which is why you should learn how to repost on Instagram.

In this post, we'll show you different free ways to repost on Instagram in a few simple steps. But before diving in, let’s discuss why reposting on Instagram can benefit your brand.

Why should your brand repost on Instagram?

Instagram is one of the largest social media sites on the market. With over one billion monthly active users, brands that incorporate the site into marketing strategy can reach larger audiences and gain visibility faster over other social media channels.

And with an audience like that, you want to consistently post high-quality content — but that can take time, effort, and resources that may not fit your budget just yet. Since most marketers post between 3-4 times per week, you should have a backlog of content to keep up with demand.

Additionally, user-generated content (UGC) performs exceptionally well. In fact, 90% of consumers say UGC holds more influence over their buying decisions than promotional emails and even search engine results.

For instance, consider the power of Warby Parker reposting this funny image from one of its customers, @cjronson:

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A post shared by Warby Parker (@warbyparker)

Not only does the image likely appeal to Warby Parker customers, but it ultimately made Warby Parker marketers' jobs easier — they didn’t need to create that content in-house.

Reposting to Instagram can help you highlight brand endorsements from your customers, brand loyalists, and employees. UGC is typically considered more trustworthy since a consumer isn't gaining anything by promoting your product or service (unless it's an advertisement) — they're just doing it to tell their audiences that they like your product.

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How to Repost on Instagram

Instagram allows you to repost other users’ Reels and posts to your own Instagram Story using its native reposting functionality. However, it has its limits: It doesn’t let you repost to any permanent part of your Instagram profile, including your feed, Reels, or videos.

In other words, Instagram only lets you temporarily share someone else’s content for 24 hours max. If you do want to keep it permanently, you can add it to an Instagram Story Highlight.

If you’re looking to add a post to your permanent feed and credit the original creator, read about how to do that in the next sections. For now, let’s learn how you can repost content to your Story and add it to your highlights.

1. Navigate to the post, Reel, or video you want to repost.

First, find the right content to share with your followers. You can do this through several avenues:

Search for industry hashtags and repost popular posts by other brands and influencers
Search for branded hashtags, which will show you user-generated content made by your customers and fans
See the posts you’ve been tagged in and repost any that align with your brand
Find brands that you admire and repost the content that most aligns with your brand

Remember that you can only repost content from users and brands with public profiles.

Note: You can also repost other people’s Stories, so long as you’re tagged in them. You can find those who’ve mentioned you in their Story in your Direct Messages.

2. Click the paper airplane symbol on the post or Reel.

On photos and videos, the button will be located next to the Like and Comment buttons.

On Reels, it will be located between the Comment button and the three dots.

3. On the pop-up menu, click “Add post to your story.”

A pop-up will appear with several options. If you’re sharing a post, you have the option to add it to your story, reply to the poster (if they allow replies), or send the post via Direct Message to anyone you’ve messaged recently.

Similar options appear when you try to share a Reel.

Click Add post to your story or Add reel to your story.

4. Tap to show and hide the post’s caption.

Next, you should see a draft of your story.

You have the option of either showing or hiding the caption. Simply tap the post to toggle between the two.

5. Add text, stickers, hashtags, and other elements.

To get the most engagement possible and align the repost with your brand, spruce up the story with text and other elements. You can even add a link or a call-to-action. Learn how to customize your Instagram Story here.

6.

To share, click “Your Story.”

It’s time to finish your repost. At the bottom, click the button that says “Your Story” at the bottom. This will automatically share it with no additional action required.

You also have the option to click "Close Friends", if you only want a select group to view your story. Last, if you click the right-hand arrow, you’ll see additional options to share the post via DM or with your close friends.

7. Add the shared post to your Highlights.

While Instagram doesn’t allow you to share posts directly to your permanent feed, you can add it to one of your Highlights, which will remain permanently on your profile. Learn how to create Highlights here.

Here’s one example from a stationer called MARK+FOLD:

With Stories, the same best practices should be followed as for sharing a post. If you don’t know the person and suspect the content you’d like to re-share might be licensed material, ask for permission first. Give credit to the original posters whenever possible.

How to Repost on Instagram Using a Screenshot

Take a screenshot of the Instagram post you want to use.
Tap the new post button located on the top right corner, select post.
Resize the photo in the app.
Edit and add filters of your choice.
Add a citation.
Add a caption.
Click share on the top right corner.

The screenshot method doesn't require other websites to repost on Instagram. It's worth nothing that this method only works for reposting photos, not videos.

Here's how to do it.

1. Find a photo on Instagram you'd like to repost, and take a screenshot with your phone.

For iOS: Press down on the home and lock buttons simultaneously until your screen flashes.
For Android: Press down on the sleep/wake and volume down buttons simultaneously until your screen flashes.

2. Tap the new post button.

Once you've got your screenshot, return to your Instagram account. Tap the "new post button" in the top right of your Instagram screen (the plus sign inside a square).

Then select "Post" (other options include "Story" "Reels" or "Live").

3. Resize the photo in the app.

Keep in mind that your phone will take a screenshot of everything on your screen, not just the photo you want to repost. So, be prepared to crop the sides of the screenshot to capture just the image you want to share with your followers.

After you've cropped or resized the photo to your liking (by pinching the image and then widening your fingers apart), click "Next" in the top-right of your screen.

4. Edit and add filters of your choice.

Edit and filter the post like you would any other Instagram post.

5. Add a citation.

The repost won't include a citation, so we suggest adding one by typing "@ + [username]" to credit the original poster with the photo you're reposting.

6. Add a caption.

At the top you'll see a preview of your post along with space for a caption. You can choose to tag people or organizations, and add a location.

7. Click share.

Once you've finished customizing the post with the options above, click share at the top right corner. The post will be live.

Here's how the finished product looks:

Pro Tip: When reposting content through screenshots, make sure you properly tag or give credit to the original content owner either within your story by linking to their account, or in the description of a post or reel.

Best Apps for Reposting on Instagram

1. Repost: Posts, Stories, Reels

Price: Free with in-app purchases

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For Instagram for iOS or Android. The app integrates directly with Instagram so you can share content from other Instagram users from your mobile device.

If your brand’s Instagram profile follows a distinct brand style guide, Repost can help you customize your reposts to adhere to those guidelines. Users can pick from 50+ different text styles and symbol art to create eye-catching captions to capture more attention.

2. Reposta

Price: Free

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For Instagram for iOS or Android. Reposta for Instagram is a straightforward way to repost your favorite photos and videos on Instagram while giving credit to the original poster.

When you find something you want to repost in Instagram, simply copy the share URL and open Reposta. Then in Reposta, you can position the attribution mark and send the reposted media back to Instagram.

3. DownloadGram

Price: Free

DownloadGram lets social media users download high-resolution copies of content to repost from their own accounts on channels like Instagram and Twitter.

There’s no app you need to download to repost using this process, instead you can copy and paste the URL to download video, photos, reels or stories to repost via PC.

Share Your Favorite Instagram Posts

Now that you've learned how to repost on Instagram, you can diversify your profile with content sourced from friends, family, and brands. Use the methods above — being sure to cite the source of the original post — to quickly and easily reshare your favorite content.

This article was originally published in November 2020 and has been updated for comprehensiveness.

How to Share a Post on Instagram (Easy Reposting)

If Instagram isn’t yet a major part of your marketing strategy, it should be (these Instagram statistics explain why!). Instagram is the perfect platform on which to tell your brand story and show your audience a different side of your business.

So, let’s dive into the basics of using it by explaining how to share a post on Instagram – both your own and someone else’s.

How to Share Someone’s Post on Instagram (Repost)

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You can also share posts from other users on Instagram – in some cases. Instagram doesn’t have a “share” button per say, but it does have that lovely little arrow icon underneath every post. However, that only allows you to share another user’s Instagram post to your Instagram Story as a sticker, and only if they haven’t disabled the ability for other users to reshare their posts.

You’ll know right away if this is the case because once you click the arrow icon, the sharing menu appears, which will either have the option to “Add post to your Story” or not. If it’s not there, the user either has a private account or has turned off the ability for others to reshare their posts. If the option is there, click “Add post to your Story” and then add any text or other effects you want. When you’re ready, click “Your Story” to add it to your Story for everyone to see or choose “Close Friends” if you just want to share it with a select list of your friends and family.

Using this same method, you can also send Instagram photos to other people on Instagram from within the Instagram app regardless of your device or platform (iOS / iPhone, Android).

How to Share Someone’s Posts on Your Instagram Feed

Using the Repost App

Sharing posts to your feed from influencers or an original poster is a little trickier. While there are several Instagram scheduling apps, they don’t necessarily have the capability to reshare another user’s content, and you can’t just open Instagram to execute the task. You’ll need to use a resharing app, like Repost, that connects to Instagram to help you share the post. There are other apps that function in similar ways. Still, the process is a little clunky because you need to use the app to copy a post’s link and reshare it. In other words, there’s no way to share posts from other users to your Instagram feed without leaving Instagram.

Taking a Screenshot or Using Screen-Recording

You can also take a screenshot of someone else’s post or use screen-recording to record another user’s video and then share it like you would your own posts and videos, but this should only be done when you’re following all the sharing etiquette rules (which we’ll discuss below) to the letter.

Sharing Your Own Posts on Instagram

The primary way you’ll use Instagram is to share your own posts to show up on your Instagram profile. These posts will, of course, display in other Instagram users’ feeds, too.

To share a photo, you’ll click the + shape outlined by a box in the upper part of your screen, left of the heart icon and message icon. Choose from a photo that’s already in your gallery or take a new photo or video. You can also select multiple photos to upload. Instagram will place them together in a slideshow post for others to scroll through (this is helpful if you want to tell a story with your photos or show multiple photos from the same event). Instagram also lets you upload or shoot a video to add to your feed, but it can only be up to 60 seconds long.

How to Share a Post on Instagram Stories

Uploading photos or videos to your story is a little different. Stories are beneficial for you because they sit at the top of Instagram, right in front of your followers. Each video or photo you add remains in your story for 24 hours, giving most people time to see them.

To upload to your story, you can either:

Click your photo labeled “Your Story” in the top left of the home screen (this only works if you don’t currently have anything in your story), or
Tap the plus icon in the upper right area of the home screen. (It’s to the left of the heart icon and the message icon.) Then, in the lower right menu, tap on “Story.”

You can either use the app to create new content for your Story or upload a photo or video from your device’s camera roll. You can only upload content created within the past 24 hours if you’re using an existing photo or video. You can also share different types of posts to your Instagram Story, such as text-based posts with a colorful background, posts with background music, Instagram Live videos, Boomerang posts (a burst of looping photos that has an animated effect), and more.

After playing around with text, stickers, and other special effects, click the “Your Story” or “Close Friends” button (depending on who you want to share it with) and then the “Share” button. To use the “Close Friends” option, you’ll need to create a list of the people you want to share these exclusive close friends-only Stories with.

Sharing Isn’t Simple on Instagram

FYou might be wondering why something as seemingly simple as sharing a social media post warrants an entire blog post. The answer: There’s no obvious share button on your own posts or even the posts of other users that makes it easy to repost content to your Instagram feed, although you can now share posts to your Instagram Story, which we’ll get into in more detail below. Whether you want to repost your own or someone else’s post on your Instagram feed or share it to your Story, we’re going to show you how to get it done. In fact, Instagram doesn’t allow you to share content (photos or videos) from outside the platform, which is why you won’t find an Instagram share button among the many social media buttons available (although you can add an Instagram follow button to your website). You can only add photos and videos directly from your smartphone or tablet.

How to Share a Post from Your Instagram Feed to Your Instagram Story

If you have a post in your Instagram Feed that you want to share to your Instagram Story, locate the feed post you want to share and click on the arrow icon located under the post. You’ll find it to the right of the heart icon and the message icon. Once the sharing menu opens, you can select “Add post to your Story,” which uploads your post as a sticker that you can customize before adding it to your Story. You can add stickers and other effects on the next screen, and then when you’re ready to share it, choose “Your Story” or “Close Friends” depending on whether you want to share it with everyone or just your nearest and dearest.

Sharing Etiquette

It’s a general rule of thumb on Instagram – and anywhere you want to use someone else’s photos – to ask the creator if it’s okay to repost their content. Most people will be happy to grant their permission if you contact them first and give them credit for the photo when you reupload.

Some people choose to screenshot other photos and upload them to their feeds. Although this could be a simpler method than using a reposting app, it’s only okay if you’ve asked permission and credit the creator. The benefit of reposting apps is that many of them copy the original caption and tag the creator for you when you repost.

Contacting other Instagram users before using their content has benefits that reach further than preventing a breach of copyright laws. It’s also beneficial in building connections on Instagram. By sparking a conversation with another user whose content you admire, you’re also putting yourself on their radar. They might even ask to use your content soon, which could boost your exposure!

Finally, avoid sharing any photos from a private Instagram account. The users who choose to keep their accounts private do so for a reason, so they probably won’t want their posts reshared to the public.

Resharing on Instagram

Sharing relevant content from other Instagram feeds is an excellent way to build your brand on Instagram and give your audience more of what they want to see. Although it’s not as simple to do as it is on other social media platforms, it’s possible to weave other content into your feed.

Be sure to add the Instagram follow button to your website to continue growing your number of followers effortlessly. It’s easy to install (in just minutes!) and makes it easy for your website visitors to follow you on Instagram with a single click, and without ever leaving your website. Plus, it’s totally free to use! Additionally, if you’re looking for more information on how to grow your Instagram following you can check out our post on Instagram giveaways to find out how to craft a perfect giveaway caption.

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1. Responsive layout of Instagram

I love taking screenshots from the web version of Instagram. The most convenient way to do this is to compress the browser. To work with Instagram, I use SMMplanner and Flume - in it I reply to comments and private messages.

2. Post as part of a big picture

Subscribers look at photos not only in the feed, but also in their accounts. To stand out among others, some users use the technique of large pictures. Take a large image, which is cut into small ones. It turns out that such a joke, like Micah504.

3. Links in the account description

Now I’ll say it’s banal, but in publications, even if you insert a link, it will not be clickable. And if your PR or marketer requires you to insert links, change jobs or PR. These are sick people, they can come up with something wild.

An active link can only be in the account description. The link should lead to an adaptive site, while people will come from mobile phones. It is desirable that the link immediately leads to the landing page.

Work with the webmaster, let him register a short domain for your site, and set up a redirect to the main site through the short domain. Let's say you have a flower shop with the address cvetoteka.ru, short domain cvet.ok. Now on Instagram you can place an abbreviated page on a bouquet, for example, cvet.ok/rose.

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4. Your own list of filters

There are over 40 filters on Instagram now! I use 2. To clear the workspace, I can hide the filters, or change the order of the filters to a more convenient one.

Click and drag the filter to a more convenient place or delete...

or scroll down the list of filters and select "Edit".

5. Filter intensity

Amazing results can be obtained by clicking on a filter and changing the intensity of the filter. In addition, in this mode, you can impose a frame.

6. Edit the photo

If you don't like any filter, you can use fine editing. In filter selection mode, click Edit.

7. Draft on Instagram

When you apply a filter to an image and want to go back, Instagram will offer to save the post as a draft. I made two drafts in the evening, and published them in the morning and afternoon.

8. Disable Comments

Before posting, scroll down and click "Advanced Settings". Turn off comment. Now your photo is gaining only likes. It is convenient if spam comments are constantly pouring on you.

9. Monitor the posts of your favorite users

First subscribe to the desired account, then click on the settings button, and select "Enable post notifications". If you have 2000 - 3000 subscriptions, such a button will help you not to miss really important publications. And yet, this function can be used to monitor competitors or guard their comments, steal leads.

10. History of likes

You can always find a list of those publications that have been liked. This is how I check the quality of the mass liking service.

Go to your account settings, swipe down to "Posts you like".

11. Bookmarks

When I first learned to photograph, I took hundreds of screenshots to capture an impressive shot. Now Instagram has bookmarks, and taking screenshots is optional.

I love saving ads =)

12. Clear search history

By default, Instagram stores your search queries. If you were looking for a gift for your wife, and you are afraid that your surprise will be revealed through the search, you can clear your search history, and no one will find anything =)

Click on your account settings, and scroll down to "Clear search history".

13. Subscription activity

Since ancient times, it was possible to find out what your subscriptions liked, commented on or who subscribed to. But few people use it to analyze their target audience. This way you can understand what the target audience likes, what is trending now and adapt your content plan.

In the notifications tab, click on "Subscriptions" and analyze the activity of subscriptions. This is how you can find subscriptions that use mass following.

14. Multiacc

This is the most favorite Instagram update of 2016. Now I can sit and monitor notifications, comments and messages from five accounts at the same time. Unfortunately, when you have five accounts connected, the application sometimes glitches and resets the account password or displays private messages and notifications in another account in one account.

In the account settings, find the “Add account” item, enter the login and password for the new account, and switch between accounts by clicking the avatar icon in the lower right corner of the application.

15. Share a link to an interesting publication with friends

You can copy a direct link, or you can immediately send a link to a friend in WhatsApp.

16. Photo Preview

When you are viewing someone's account, a long press on the post brings up the "preview" mode.

17. Enlarging a photo

Was it impossible to see small details on the screen before? Spread the post apart with two fingers.

18. Save photos

Sometimes you need to quickly get a photo that you recently posted on Instagram. Turn on "Save Photos" and "Save Videos" in your account settings.

19. Save other people's photos

Users must use user generated content to improve their brand reputation. There are three ways to use a follower photo.

Repost application.
Insert the link to the publication in Telegram, and you can download the picture.
Download image via page code. Right-click on the page with the publication → select "View page code" → press the keys "Ctrl + F" → start typing "jpg" → copy the first line that will be highlighted. This will be a direct link to a high quality image.

20. More than one filter per photo

Sometimes, the desired visual effect can only be achieved by applying multiple filters. To do this, first apply one of the filters. Then turn on Airplane mode and post your photo. It will not be possible to publish, but the desired photo will be saved in the gallery, you need to apply a new filter to it.

21. Business account

Business accounts on Instagram were recently introduced, not everyone is used to them, but there are already various myths:

The coverage of publications is decreasing.
The probability of getting into the Top by geo and hashtag is reduced.
People are afraid of business accounts and leave them for normal accounts.

None of the above has been proven. But the business account has great features, a special button for communication, statistics and the ability to run ads directly from the application.

Transferring a regular account to a business account or not is up to the SMS manager to decide, I have made my choice.

22. Clean spam comments

The number of comments increases ER and hypothetically, this is good for an account in the era of algorithmic feeds. Only spam comments with a job offer can spoil the whole impression of the account. Such comments should be deleted.

You can delete any comment on any post. I do not recommend removing the negative. A properly handled negative comment sells like 4-5 good reviews.

23. Automatically control comments

If you are fed up with fake accounts that spam your account, or you do not allow swearing in your account, you can set up automatic checking of comments by keywords.

Every time I get flooded with spam comments, I choose keywords and add them to the blocked comments list.

24. Remove or hide photo tags

Sometimes you need to remove some photos from your "photo to go", especially for large brands that are constantly tagged in photos.

Go to "Photo with me" → select an objectionable photo → click on the tag → "Remove tag" you remove the tag from the photo, if you move the slider, the photo will not be displayed in "Photo with me" but the tag will remain.

25. Paragraphs or how to indent texts

Everything you write on Instagram can be glued against you! Therefore, instead of readable text, you can get a sheet of letters.

To prevent this from happening, after the period, there should not be any sign. Emoticons, spaces, letters, dashes, brackets are signs. It helps to compose text in notes or a notepad, and then paste it into Instagram. But it is easier and faster to use our service. It doesn't break lines, and paragraphs don't slip.

26. Videos with different scenes

You can create real sketches and meaningful videos using only the video camera app inside Instagram. This is not as professional as inviting a videographer and filming a video in six months, but quickly.

Hold down the capture key capture the desired scene release the key. You can keep shooting.

27. Video without sound

By default, video on Instagram is broadcast without sound. If you were filming in natural conditions, where there was a lot of unnecessary noise, it is better to turn off the sound.

Before posting a video, hold down the sound key.

28. Change video cover art

Press the cover button in the filter selection mode, and select a suitable video cover art. In SMMplanner you can upload your own video cover.

29. Selection of hashtags

As long as there is a myth that hashtags help to promote a brand, any tools for searching and selecting hashtags will be relevant. In the Instagram search, enter one hashtag, and Instagram itself will suggest others with which this hashtag is often used.

30. Photos from archives in Instagram Stories

Instagram Stories were conceived as an alternative to Snapchat, so that only mobile content could be uploaded to Instagram here and now. Fortunately, you can upload cool photos to your phone and then use them in stories.

To do this, take an old photo and edit it in any photo editor. This will update the photo's creation date.

Go to stories, and swipe up from the bottom of the screen, photos and videos taken in 24 hours will appear.

31. Built-in Boomerang

Boomerang is an application that helps you create looped GIFs. In one of the recent updates to Instagram, the developers built a boomerang into stories. Now you can remove Boomerang from your phone and use Instagram.

Go to history and select the Boomerang button.

32. Stories for the elite

Post Instagram stories for your favorites.

Click on the next arrow and choose who you want to show the story to.

33. Hide stories from favorites

Not only can you show stories to only your favorite accounts, but you can also hide them from prying eyes. To do this, you need to go to your account settings and stories settings, in the stories settings, select those people who do not need to show stories.

34. Additional colors in stories

Select text or brush. A palette will appear at the bottom of the screen. Holding down one of the colors will open the extended palette panel.

35. As many stickers and text in Instagram stories as you like

Press the sticker or text key. Pasted, enlarged, repositioned, and then press the sticker or text key again. So you can build various wonderful structures.

36. Tags in Instagram stories

The coolest update of stories, these are links to active accounts in the Instagram story. You can make a sequence of slides and put a call to action and indicate the target account on the final slide.

Just start typing in the target account's login via @

37. Save stories in the gallery

Using boomerangs, then stickers, then brushes, you can get a cool story that you want to save to your phone.

38. Skip boring and uninteresting stories

If you hit a line of 25 photos of the same, feel free to skip. Double-clicking on a story will skip one scene from the account's history, and swiping will take you to the next story.

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Instagram is a popular app and social network for sharing photos. With ease of use and filters that make beautiful photos even more beautiful, Instagram has quickly become popular.

Here are 10 tips to help you get the most out of Instagram.

1. How to send photos only to selected people

Now you can share any photo or video not with all your followers, but only with those of your Instagram friends with whom you want to share it. This can be done using the Direct function, the icon of which is located in the upper right corner.

When you post a photo, you need to choose Direct and tag who you want to share the photo with (up to 15 people). Your friends will be able to like the photo and write comments as if it were a regular Instagram photo.

2. How to Ignore Private Messages

If you have friends who send you a photo of every dinner they have or every sunset they see, you may have a strong urge to block them.

In situations where this is not very acceptable (they are your friends) or you need to continue interacting with them, you can simply ignore private messages from them.

To do this, you need to open any private message from this person, click on the button with three horizontal (iPhone) or vertical (Android) dots and select "Ignore all messages from the user."

You can ignore private messages from other users

3. What to do if you are tagged in a photo

When someone tags you in a photo, it appears in the Photos of You section of your profile. If you've been tagged in a photo but don't want anyone to see it, you can choose to hide it or remove the tag.

In order to do this, you need to open the photo in which you were marked, click on the button with dots and select "Actions" from the menu that opens.

You can then choose whether or not to show this photo on your profile. In the same menu, you can select "Advanced options" if you want to remove the mark altogether.

If you want to first view the photos you've been tagged in, in the "Photos of you" section, click the menu icon in the upper right corner and select "Add manually".

If you don't like a photo you've been tagged in, you can remove the tag

4. Using filters without posting to Instagram

If you want to apply an Instagram filter to any of your photos, but don't want to publish it, you can do that too. You will need to use your phone's airplane mode.

Once you put your phone into airplane mode, follow the steps for uploading photos to Instagram as you normally would. The photo cannot be posted because you are not connected to the Internet.

When you get a message that the download failed, just delete the photo - don't worry, it will be saved in your photo gallery on your phone and you can use it like any other photo of yours.

You can use any filter without adding a photo to Instagram

5. How to remove geotags

If you select "Add to photo card" when uploading a photo, this photo will appear on the map in your profile. In order to remove geotags and remove photos from the map, you need to go to this section in your profile, click "Edit" and select those photos that you do not want to see on the map.

To prevent new photos from appearing on the card, you need to remove the "Add to Photo Card" slider when you add a new photo.

Add to Photo Card option puts all your photos on the card.

6. How to add hashtags after posting

If you posted a photo and realized that you forgot to add hashtags, don't worry. You can add them to comments so other users can find your photos.

In addition, the advantage of this method is that then the hashtags will not be visible when you share a photo on social media.

You can always write (or delete) a comment with hashtags

7. How to share photos after posting them

If you didn't want to share it on other social media when posting a new photo on Instagram, and then decided that you still want to, that's okay too. You can share a published photo at any time.

To do this, you need to click on the button with dots under your photo and select "Share". In the window that appears, you need to choose which social media you want to post this photo on.

You can share your photo to other social media at any time

8. How to save photos

Instagram automatically saves all your posted photos to your phone's photo gallery - until you disable this feature. To do this, in the settings in your profile, you need to toggle the slider next to the "Keep original photos" option.

You can also save selected photos manually. To do this, you need to open the photo menu (the button with three dots) and select "Copy photo URL".