Besides that, I have also explained how to add multiple Instagram stories at once and how to upload long videos to Instagram stories from iPhone and Android.
Add Posts To Instagram Stories From Gallery Or Camera Roll (Video)
If you want to post photos or videos to your stories, Instagram does allow you to do that. Here’s how.
1 Add Posts To Instagram Stories From Gallery Or Camera Roll (Video)2 Upload Multiple Photos Or Videos To Instagram Stories3 Upload Long Videos To Instagram Stories3.1 iPhone3.2 Android4 Bonus: Resize The Photo Properly While Adding From Gallery/Camera Roll5 Conclusion
You can also follow our step-by-step instructions:
Upload Multiple Photos Or Videos To Instagram Stories
Instagram app also has a convenient option to select multiple media from the Camera Roll or Gallery at once for adding to Instagram story.
Upload Long Videos To Instagram Stories
When you try to add a long video, the Instagram app automatically splits it into smaller clips of 15 seconds. This is great but there is a limit of 60 seconds of the video that you can upload. You can bypass this limitation by splitting the video into the 15-sec clips yourself and then adding them to Instagram stories from Gallery or Camera roll. In the stories, they will look like a complete video. Here’s how you can do it on Android and iOS devices.
iPhone
You will need an app called Crop Video – Cut Videos Editor To Trim & Split Vid. Unfortunately, the app is not free so you will have to pay if you want to use it.
Android
If you have Android, you can use the VidTrim app. It is available for free on the Play Store.
Bonus: Resize The Photo Properly While Adding From Gallery/Camera Roll
Now, you might face an issue with photos being zoomed in and not completely visible while adding them from Gallery to Instagram story. This happens with portrait photos and videos because Instagram maximizes your media to fill the screen with the 16:9 portrait aspect ratio. To fix that, you can use two methods: It will make the image fit perfectly with blank spaces on the top and below. You can use this space can be used to add text, emoticons, or draw something.
Conclusion
We hope that now, you know how to add Camera Roll photos to an Instagram story and how to add story in Instagram from Gallery. BTW, you can do it with WhatsApp stories as well if you use WhatsApp. Share this tutorial with your Instagram friends if you found it useful. And while you’re there follow TechUntold on Instagram.
