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Instagram‘s newest feature allows users to directly download reels from the application. Prior to this, several websites and secondary applications were used to download reels. This feature has long been available on TikTok, but Reels is surely coming on par with the application.
Download Reels directly from the application
According to Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, public reels can be downloaded directly from the application. Announced on his broadcast channel, “Just tap the Share icon on a reel you love and select Download.”
While the update is only available in the United States right now, it can soon become available in the UAE version of the application as well.
How to turn off downloading
Private accounts’ reels cannot be downloaded, and public accounts can turn off the ability for people to download their reels in Account Settings.
To do this, users can open their Instagram settings, and select ‘Settings & Privacy’. From there, users can go onto ‘Sharing & Remixes’. There, an option to ‘Allow people to download your reels’ is available. By switching it off, none of the account’s followers will be able to download public reels.
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