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How To Add Moving Stickers to an Instagram Story
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Instagram Stories are nothing but fun. If you have ever posted a Story or seen one, you know what we are talking about. But as you scroll through the Stories on your Instagram Feed, you may notice people posting funny moving stickers and wonder, “How can I do the same?”
If this resonates with you, you have landed on the right page. This article shares step-by-step instructions on how to add moving stickers to your Instagram Story and make your post just as eye-catching.
How to Add Moving Stickers on an iPhone
If you’re an iPhone Instagram user, you can add moving stickers to make your Stories more animated with a few simple taps of your finger. The process is super simple, and once you get a grasp of it, it’s crazy fun to use.
So let’s dive right in with the steps.
- Open the Instagram app on your iPhone.
- Swipe from left to right on your feed to create a new Story.
- If you haven’t already, grant Instagram access to your camera.
- Take a picture or video you wish to use as a Story. Alternately, you can tap on the gallery icon in the bottom left-hand to use a pre-existing file from your Camera Roll.
- Tap on the image you wish to use.
- Tap on the sticker icon in the upper right-hand of the screen.
- Look for default stickers or search for your own by using the search box.
- Tap on the animated sticker you wish to use. The animation will now appear in your Story.
- Drag the sticker around to place it wherever you think it looks best. You can resize the sticker to make it fit the space better.
- Hit “Pin” to pin the sticker to the Story.
- Post your Story.
That’s it! It only took nine simple steps to help you add moving stickers to your Instagram Story. You can now experiment and put your imagination to the test to create fabulous Stories on your profile.
Note that if you’re feeling extra creative, you can make your own stickers and use them on your Story. To do so, make sure to upload the sticker to GIPHY first. Once the platform approves of your creation, you’ll be able to search for it using proper keywords or your GIPHY account name in Step 7.
How to Add Moving Stickers on an Android
The process of adding Instagram Stories on an Android device doesn’t differ much compared to iPhone users. You’re also free to choose from hundreds (and thousands) of free moving stickers from Instagram’s default gallery (+GIPHY) to decorate your Stories by following the steps below:
- Log in to your Instagram account on your Android device.
- Once you’re on your feed, swipe to the right to make a new Story or just .
- Take a picture, video, or select a pre-existing photo or video from your Gallery.
- Select the sticker icon from the top right.
- Explore Instagram’s gallery of default stickers or look for a particular keyword using the search box.
- Tap on the sticker you like to add it to the Story.
- Play with the sticker by resizing it or dragging it to the perfect location.
- Press “Pin” to pin the sticker to the desired location
- Post the Story.
As you can see, posting Stories on Instagram is not rocket science. All you have to do is master a few moves and enjoy browsing through thousands of fun stickers Instagram and the rest of the internet has for you to choose from.
Additional note for the creatives: You can upload your own stickers to GIPHY, wait for them to be approved, and upload them to your Story by using a keyword (or account name) search in Step 6.
Tell Your Story in Pictures
They say that every picture has a story. You can now make your own beautiful Instagram Stories and decorate them with moving stickers for a more eye-catching and fun experience your followers will love. Remember that you don’t have to use the default stickers offered by Insta (although they are pretty fun!).
You’re free to create or upload any animated sticker or GIF you find online as long as it’s up on GIPHY.
Which type of moving stickers do you like to add to your Instagram Story? Do you create your own or use pre-made options? Share your experience in the comments section below.
How To Pin Instagram Stickers To Videos And Make Your Posts Really Shine
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On April 13, Instagram announced their latest update with a host of brand new features to make Stories even more fun and interactive. A new "sticker pinning" option fine-tunes the way 'grammers can add stickers and text to videos. If you are wondering how to pin Instagram stickers to videos, it's fairly easy to learn, but may take some practice to perfect. Buckle in; we got this.
With sticker pinning, users can place a sticker in a specific location of a video and it will stay there throughout.
They can also change the size of the sticker and text as the video plays — and if you want to get really fancy, you can set the exact time in the video when the sticker appears and disappears. We've seen this feature before, notes TechCruch: "Exactly one year ago, Snapchat launched augmented reality '3D stickers' and text you can stick to objects in videos, which then stay stuck to them and grow or shrink as they move around." Those familiar with Snapchat's AR stickers will likely get the hang of the Instagram version pretty quickly.
The popularity of Instagram is on the rise, with their Stories feature hitting a milestone of 200 million daily users this month — an increase of 50 million in since January. Along with sticker pinning, Instagram debuted new tools Thursday including Direct messaging for private conversations, Geolocation stickers for the cities of London, Chicago, Madrid, and Tokyo, as well as "selfie stickers," a new way to take a mini selfie and make your Story even more uniquely individual (by stamping your face all over it).
Itching to try out Instagram's latest features in your next ephemeral Story? Here's how to get started with pinning stickers in a video:
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Take A Video Or Boomerang
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If you haven't updated your Instagram recently, the first thing you should do before attempting any fancy video editing is head on over to the iTunes App Store or Google Play Store to update to version 10.16 for iOS or 10.16.1 for Android.
Once your update is complete, open Instagram and create a video by tapping the camera icon in the upper left hand corner or the "Your Story" avatar. In addition to Boomerang, the new update provides users with yet another video option called "Hands-Free." To record a video using the new mode, tap and hold the button and a timer will count down from three. In order to place the camera in your preferred position before it starts recording, you'll have to move fast; but, now you can film yourself without every video being a selfie.
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Select A Sticker
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When you are happy with your video, tap the sticker icon (the one with the smiley face) in the upper right hand corner of the screen. With even more options to choose from, the sticker menu has become an exciting place. Add context to your video by using a day of the week or time sticker, or try out one of the new Geolocation stickers for those living in Chicago, London, Madrid, or Tokyo. You can pin multiple stickers to each video, so don't stress too much about finding the perfect one to use. You can even create a new selfie sticker by tapping on the image of your profile photo with the selfie symbol over it and snapping a mini selfie of your current expression.
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Hold Down To Pin The Sticker
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Once you have selected your ideal sticker, it will appear on the video. Move the sticker to the desired location and change its size or style to suit your preference.
Once you tap and hold down on the sticker, a video timeline will appear at the bottom of the screen; scroll forwards and backwards through the video to find the perfect place to pin your sticker, and hit "pin" when you are happy with your selection. If you are not thrilled with the results, tap and hold on the sticker once again and a trash can icon will appear. Tap the trash can to get rid of any unwanted stickers and start over.
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Post Your Story!
When your Story is perfect, tap the arrow in the lower right hand corner to post it and share your video creation with friends and followers. This new feature is so fun it's sure to turn your face into the smiley emoji — literally and metaphorically.
How to Use Instagram* Stories: A Comprehensive Guide
July 11, 2017 Technologies
The Instagram* Stories interface is intuitive for everyone, but some features are not so obvious. A detailed guide will help you publish your first story on Instagram*, as well as reveal some useful tricks for experienced users of the service.
The Basics
Creating a Story
Swipe from left to right on the Instagram home page* (where you follow your feed) to start posting stories. To take a photo or shoot a video, you need to click on the circle at the bottom of the screen, and by swiping down you can open the media selection window from your library. There is another way to create a story: select your account tab (where your photos are shown) and click on the + next to your profile photo.
Shooting modes
Instagram* Stories supports five shooting modes.
- Live. By selecting this mode, you can broadcast from the camera of your smartphone. After the broadcast is over, the video can be shared on Instagram*.
- Normal mode. A quick tap takes a photo, a long press takes a video.
- Boomerang. "Boomerangs" - short looping animations. This mode is suitable for shooting dynamic videos.
- Write back.
With this mode, you can shoot video in reverse. - Hands free. In this mode, a quick tap will start a 15-second recording without you having to hold down the record button.
Filters
The choice of filters in Instagram* Stories is small, but usually enough. Filters can be changed by swiping left or right.
Supported photo and video format
Instagram* Stories photos and videos are vertical. Horizontal media files are cut off when imported. To select the desired area of the photo to be published in the story, you can use the frame crop in the standard photo editor. The maximum video length is 15 seconds. Keep in mind that a longer video clip will be shortened when imported. You can upload to history only those pictures and videos that were taken in the last 24 hours.
Masks
Another borrowing of Instagram* Stories from Snapchat. To go to the masks, you need to tap on the icon to the right of the camera change icon.
Stickers
To attach a sticker to a story, you need to click on the corresponding icon after shooting or simply swipe up on the screen.
Location, temperature, and time stickers
On the first line of the sticker selection screen, you can choose to add location data, the current temperature at your location, and the time of publication to your history.
Adding a selfie to the story
On the next line of the sticker selection screen, there is a camera icon. Choosing such a sticker will allow you to take a selfie and embed it in the story. Moreover, the borders of the photo can be either blurred or emphasized with a white frame. With this feature, you can create fun collages or express your opinion about what is depicted in the story with the help of a joyful or condemning grimace.
Change sticker size
Use two fingers to make the sticker larger or smaller. Once you've selected a sticker, pinch your fingers together to make it smaller, or move your fingers apart to make it bigger.
Attach a sticker to a video element
Select any of the stickers, press and hold your finger for a couple of seconds. A time slider will appear in front of you. Select the second with the element to which you want to attach the sticker, set the desired location and size of the "sticker" and click "Attach". Now the sticker will be attached to the selected video subject.
Adding hashtags
To assign a hashtag to a story, you can use the tag in the text, but it's easier to select the appropriate sticker. Tapping on it will change the display style of the hashtag. When your friends see the tag, they can jump to posts with the same tag with one click.
Quick sticker selection
To avoid having to scroll the screen every time to find your favorite sticker, swipe right when you select it. You will see a list of recently used stickers. There is a separate group of stickers that fit especially well on portraits. To access them, swipe left.
Deleting stickers
To delete a sticker you accidentally added, press and hold your finger.
A trash can icon will appear at the bottom of the screen, and you need to move the extra “sticker” there.
Drawing
To start drawing, click on the corresponding icon between the sticker and text icons in the story editing window.
Types of brushes
Four brushes are available to the user.
- Regular brush. The same basic brush from any graphic editor.
- Marker. Differs in the shape of the brush and the degree of transparency.
- Brush with neon stroke. Similar to a regular brush, but with a choice of stroke color. The main color remains white.
- Rainbow brush. One brush - seven colors.
A choice of erasers is also available.
Brush size
Brush size is adjusted using a special slider that opens by clicking on the icon with three dots at the bottom left of the screen.
Color selection
You can also choose brush colors when drawing: they are located at the bottom.
You can move between the three standard palettes by swiping left or right. To choose your color, hold your finger on one of the circles.
Fill
To fill the frame with a single color, select the brush, press and hold anywhere on the screen. After uploading, you can open part of the photo or video using the eraser tool.
Text
To start typing, select the Aa icon to the right of the draw icon.
Styles and alignment
To adjust the color and size of text, follow the same steps as when painting with a brush. The scale of writing can also be changed using two fingers.
A button with indent adjustment appears in the upper left corner when typing. You can position the label on the left, right, or middle. The second functional button when typing is the letter A in a square. By clicking on it, you can switch between three label display styles.
3D text effect
To give text a 3D effect, create two identical labels but in different colors.
Place them almost on top of each other, with a slight shift: you get 3D text.
User mark
To mark a user in your story, type the @ symbol when creating a note. Start typing a nickname and Instagram* will suggest options from among your friends. You can attach hashtags in approximately the same way: use the # symbol for this.
Other
Save Stories
Click on the three dots in the top right corner when you are on your Instagram profile*. To automatically save your stories, go to the story settings and move the "Save published photos" slider to the active position.
Add music to Instagram* Stories
There is no function to add music to video in Instagram* Stories. But there is still a way to add audio to a story. Many may have noticed that the music playing on your smartphone is not interrupted when viewing other people's stories. The same thing works when creating a video: just turn on the song on a streaming service or, for example, on the VKontakte social network and start shooting a story.
Video rotation
You can avoid cropping the edges of videos when publishing to stories using special applications that rotate videos by 90 degrees.
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Publication of old photos and videos in the history
If you are late with the publication and 24 hours have already passed from the moment of shooting, a little trick will help you upload a photo or video. Just send the desired pictures or videos to yourself on WhatsApp and save. There is an easier way - using special applications.
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Posting long videos
Use any video editor to post videos longer than 15 seconds to your story. You can remove some segments, split the video into several parts, or increase its speed. For iOS device users, the App Store offers an app that automatically splits a long video into multiple 15-second segments.
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Selfie stickers in Instagram Stories, how to add
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- Selfie sticker - what is it?
- How to make a selfie sticker on Instagram?
- How to attach a sticker to a video in Stories?
Another new feature now in the arsenal of active Instagram users is selfie stickers in Stories . More than 200 million users use Stories every day, which is why the developers decided to diversify this section a bit and added the ability to make stickers from photos and attach them to a video in a specific place.
If you do not fully understand what is at stake, we will now tell and show in detail.
Selfie Stickers are stickers of photos of yourself that you can take in real time in the Stories section. You can make as many stickers as you like and add them to a photo or video in your Story. The user can resize the stickers, move them to any place on the screen, delete them.
How to make a selfie sticker on Instagram?
- Launch the Instagram app and open the Stories section.
- We take a photo or video for your story, after that, in the editing screen, click on the button to add stickers.
- As usual, you'll be offered the standard sticker options, but you'll also notice a new camera button here. We click on it.
- A mini screen opens in front of you so you can take a selfie. Take a selfie with the shutter button.
- Can be touched to view. The photo will take the round shape of the sticker. Next, move the sticker to any place on the screen and complete the publication of your story.
You can also add more text, geodata, freehand drawings, etc. beforehand.
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How do I attach a sticker to a video in Stories?
The user can also attach a sticker to a specific location on the video. For example, you can attach a sticker to your chest or hair. And then, no matter what movements you make, the sticker will always move with you and stay in its place. Please note that you can stick not only selfie stickers, but also any other stickers from the built-in collection.
- We launch the Instagram application, and then the History function.
- Filming a video story. Then, on the additional editing screen, press the button to access the collection of stickers.
- Choose any of the suggested stickers or make your own selfie sticker.
- Now hold your finger on the sticker and move it to the right place. You can resize it if necessary. Using the scale at the bottom of the screen, you can select a place by rewinding the video.
