Instagram Allows Users to Add GIFs, Any Size Photo to Stories

instagram brings GIFs to stories

Instagram has release new updates to enrich Stories. Now, you can add vibrant, animated GIF stickers to any photo or video and immediately turn any moment into something fun and sharable, as well as the ability to upload any size photo to Instagram Stories to fit the canvas.

GIFs for Instagram Stories

When you tap to add a sticker to a photo or video in stories, you’ll now see a new GIF option. Tap it to open a giant library of moving stickers supported by our friends at GIPHY.

You can browse what’s currently trending or search for a sticker to match just about any moment. Add as many gif stickers as you like to turn even the most mundane photo or video into an entertaining and expressive work of art.

Upload any size photo to Instagram Stories

No more screenshots, or cropping images to fit Instagram Stories canvas, the photo-sharing platform has finally introduced the ability to upload any size photo to Instagram Stories. Simply pan and zoom to show your photo.

Instagram now has over 10 million users in Egypt and over 600 million in the Middle East.