You now not have to dive into Reels to create TikTok-style collaborative movies on Instagram. The social community has expanded its remix characteristic to allow you to make collaborations and related reworks from any video on Instagram. So lengthy because the video was launched after the replace, you’ll be able to select “remix this video” from the three-dot menu to create your response to the clip. You’ll nonetheless have to share the outcome by way of Reels, however you will even have the identical modifying instruments to create collaborations, voiceovers and results.

Instagram can be doing extra to court docket livestreamers. You now have the choice of highlighting your subsequent Instagram Live broadcast in your profile, giving viewers a straightforward solution to set a reminder. You will not want to connect an everyday feed submit to the scheduled stream, both. While you’ll be able to’t but tease later streams, this might assist you to construct hype for an interview or ask-me-anything session.

The expanded remix characteristic may very well be essential. Instagram hasn’t been shy about desirous to counter TikTok, and the Duet characteristic is a big think about that rival’s success. The choice to remix any video probably provides Instagram customers a wider pool of movies to select from than TikTok, together with footage that wasn’t initially meant for that short-but-sweet format.