Instagram reels extended from 30 to 60 seconds, company announced

Instagram has announced that users can now create reels for up to 60 seconds. Till now, the Facebook-owned social media platform allowed short format videos up to 30 seconds like TikTok. Users must ensure that they are using the latest version of the app to see the changes. Instagram Reels’ biggest competitor, TikTok, has been allowing users to create videos up to a minute long since 2018, although the company recently announced that it’s limiting the length to allow users “even more rich storytelling and entertainment”. plans to extend it to three minutes. YouTube shorts can be as long as one minute.

The social media platform took to Twitter to announce the extension of the length of the video Answer. Meanwhile, Instagram recently announced A series of updates to make your app safer for teens. The company is prompting existing users under the age of 16 to convert their accounts to private if they have not already done so. In addition, the platform will roll out new technologies to reduce unwanted contact with adults and change how advertisers can reach teen audiences. According to Instagram, eight out of ten young users select the “private account” option when signing up for the platform. From now on, this will make it a default setting for all users under the age of 16. However, the app will not force teens to keep their accounts private, and they can switch accounts at any time. Those who have existing public accounts will be alerted to the benefits of going private and will be instructed to make changes via an in-app notification. said it would not force young users to go private.