Instagram Tests Image and Video Uploads From the Desktop Version
Posted: June 29, 2021
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Instagram is most often accessed from a user's phone or tablet and almost never from a computer. In fact, it's been practically impossible to create posts from the desktop version of the app—but that may be changing. Instagram recently launched a test of the ability to add images and video uploads from its desktop version, and it could open up a whole new world of image and video sharing.
Andrew Hutchinson, Content and Social Media Manager for Social Media Today, explains how uploading content from the Instagram desktop app works.
It's been in development for the
last few months, and now, Instagram is launching a first live test of the capability to publish feed posts from the desktop version of the app, with a small group of users now able to access the full suite of upload and posting options.
As you can see in this tweet from social media expert
Matt Navarra, some users are now seeing the desktop posting "+" icon in the top bar of instagram.com. When clicked, that then enables users to upload images or videos direct from their PC hard drive.
Once you add your visual, you then have access to all the regular, in-app options for editing feed posts, including image formatting tools and filters.
Read the entire article,
Instagram Launches Live Test of Image and Video Uploads From the Desktop Version of the App, on
Social Media Today.
