Instagram announces an update that allows users to share their Feed posts so others can create Stories out of them.
"When you come across something in feed that inspires you — like a post from a friend raising money for a cause or a photo of a new design from your favorite brand — you can now quickly share that post as a sticker to your story for your friends and followers to see," said Instagram.
What this means, ordinary Instagram posts created by others which are non--ephemeral, can be added to users' Stories.
To do this, users just select a post and tap the Share button to then select 'Create a story with this post'. The selected picture will appear like a sticker over a customized background. "You can rotate, scale and move the sticker — and tap it to explore other styles," adds Instagram on its post.
When the post is re-posted as a Story, the original poster's name will appear on the Story, and that with a link to their Instagram page.
"When you see a post in someone’s story, you can tap it to check out the original post and see more from the person who created it."
Previously, Instagram's main Feed and Stories have existed as two separate entities.
With the platform allowing users to create Stories out of ordinary posts, this is like a Instagram allowing a crossover between its two primary picture galleries. Users aren't anymore required to go through a tedious process of taking a screenshot, to then share that as their Story.
This is certainly a convenience.
However, users can only share posts from public accounts. If users don't want their posts to be shared by other people, they need to opt out in settings.