Instagram is making an important innovation in its Reels feature, which it developed as a rival to TikTok. The social media company, which allows sharing short videos of up to 15 seconds when Reels is first used, is gradually increasing this time. 30 seconds, then 60 seconds had taken it out.
However, users were criticizing Instagram on the grounds that even 1 minute was not enough. It turned out that Meta, which listens to negative comments, will once again increase the duration of Instagram Reels.
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Instagram Reals duration increases to 1.5 minutes
Mobile application developer Alessandro Paluzzi has revealed the new update that will come to Instagram Reels with reverse engineering method. In addition to 15, 30 and 60 seconds in the reels section 90 seconds i.e. 1.5 minutes Stating that they are working on the possibility of sharing videos, Paluzzi stated that this feature is still under development.
It is worth adding that the 90 second option is not approved by Instagram and it is possible that it will not happen. However, these and similar features are usually implemented within a few months after the leak. On the other hand The rivalry between Instagram Reels and TikTok Given that, the extension shouldn’t come as a surprise.
TikTok, which is under the umbrella of ByteDance company and is the arch-rival of Instagram, allows users to shoot long videos up to 3 minutes. ‘Short-form video’ Google, which takes its place in its competition with YouTube Shorts service, allows sharing content of 60 seconds at most, just like Instagram.
On the other hand, Instagram is in fierce competition not only with TikTok and YouTube, but also with Snapchat. Similar to Snap’s Bitmoji feature recently “Avatar” The social media company, which added its function to the platform, allowed users to share their 3D avatars in DM and stories. This feature is gradually being rolled out in all countries.
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