In this guide, we will see how to post a live photo on Instagram as a post or Status. You can post a live photo as a post, Status, and a boomerang video on Instagram.
Instagram started as a photo-sharing and now evolved as a video-sharing app, a short video platform where you can share your moments and memories with loved ones and followers. Since the iPhone 6 is higher, users can now click a “Live Photo,” which is not a video but something similar to GIF but higher quality. iPhones users can now share those live photo to Instagram as post or Status on the go to get more love reactions and comments.
How to create a Live photo on iPhone?
before you post the live photo on Instagram, you need to select it from the iPhone gallery or make it right now –
- Open iPhone’s camera app and tap on the little circle icon at the top
- Before starting the live photo mode, better frame the moment and make sure the camera captures the scene perfectly.
- Then tap on the shooter button and hold your iPhone “Still” for at least 1.5 seconds.
- Done! The live photo is now captured and saved to the iPhone gallery.
Once you have created the live photo you want to post on Instagram, let’s check the actual process.
How to Post a Live Photo on Instagram?
There are three ways to post a live photo – As a Post, As a Status, and As a Boomerang video. We will see how to post a live photo in each Instagram feature.
Method 1 – How to post a live photo on Instagram as a post?
- Open the gallery on your iPhone and select the live photo you want to share on Instagram.
- Now tap on the share icon at the bottom and select the “save as video” option.
- Now, open the Instagram app on your iPhone and tap on the + icon at the bottom.
- You can select the video that you saved in the gallery (step 1) and click the right arrow(–>).
- You can now write the caption, add hashtags, tag someone to the live photo.
- Finally, tap on the “share” button to post Live photo on Instagram.
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Method 2 – How to post a live photo on Instagram as a Status?
- Open the gallery on your iPhone and select the live photo you want to share on Instagram.
- Now tap on the share icon at the bottom and select the “save as video” option.
- Open the status screen on the Instagram app and click on the + icon.
- You can select the video that you saved in the gallery (step 1) and click the right arrow(–>).
- Done! the live photo is now uploaded as your Instagram status.
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Method 3 – How to post a live photo on Instagram as a Boomerang Video?
- Open the gallery on your iPhone and select the live photo you want to share on Instagram.
- Open the Instagram app and then click on the camera icon.
- Then select the live photo from the gallery.
- Then click and hold on to the circle to start the boomerang effect.
- Done! Your live photo is now converted into a 1-second boomerang post on Instagram.
- Finally, tap on the Post icon to post the boomerang onto your wall.
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Summary –
That’s it! You can now create and post live photos on Instagram from your iPhone. You may comment on your queries/doubts/issues in the comment section below.
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