When Instagram first hit the App Store in 2010, it received lots of attention and soon became one of the most popular social media networks. It was the best come. The popularity of Instagram exploded with the advent of features like video posts, GIF stickers, and, of course, Stories.
Instagram Stories is one of the most popular features available on the app. Stories let you post the highlights of your day easily and fun. Creators and businesses also have unique ways to utilize Stories to accomplish their tasks. A lot of users utilize the Stories feature to take photos and post them directly. There is one caveat: you must take additional steps to make sure that your Stories are saved to your phone before they disappear after the 24-hour mark.
In this article we'll explain all you need to be aware of when downloading Instagram Story to your phone.
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Save your Story on Instagram
You can utilize Instagram's built-in Instagram Camera to upload photos to your Camera Roll, but you will need to know how to save your Instagram Stories. There are two options. You could either download the stories to your Camera Roll or save them to your Instagram Archive.
Alongside letting you look through your Stories beyond the limit of 24 hours Archive also lets you view your Stories beyond the 24-hour limit. Archive also lets you do the following:
Share your old Stories and posts as a way to remember your current Story
Create Highlights on your profile
Make use of old stories to create Instagram posts
How can I transfer my Instagram Story to the Archive
The Archive is the best option if you don't want to lose all of your Instagram Stories. It's basically the location for all your Stories within the Instagram app once they've been online for 24 hours, and then disappear from the Stories section of your homepage and profile. It's your own personal library of Stories.
Only you can access the Archive. None of your followers can access it unless they have the login details to your account.
You probably wonder where the Instagram Archive is located. We'll explain how to locate the Archive within the app.
Open your Instagram app.
Click the icon of your profile picture at the bottom-right of the screen.
The three horizontal lines on the upper right corner must be press.
Select Archive.
The down arrow is located close to the Archive word located in the top-center.
Select Stories
We now know where to access our Archive. Let's talk about how you can keep your Instagram Stories for the Archive.
Open the Instagram app.
Click on the icon to upload your profile picture on the right-hand side of the screen.
Click on the three horizontal lines located at the top-right corner of the screen.
Go to Settings > Privacy > Story.
Scroll down to the Saving section.
Select the Save to Archive option.
These steps will make sure that your Instagram Stories are automatically saved to your Stories Archive once the 24-hour time limit is reached. They can be accessed at any time.
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How to save Stories from the Archive
Having your Instagram Stories saved to your Archive is great but how do you save the stories directly onto your Camera Roll? It's simple to save your videos and images to your iPhone after they've been saved to the Archive.
Here are the steps you can follow to keep your Stories from your Archive to your iPhone Camera Roll.
Open your Instagram app.
Select the icon for your profile picture at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Press the three horizontal lines located at the top right of the screen.
Select Archive.
Press the downward arrow next to the word Archive in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Select Stories.
Navigate to the video or image you want to save.
Press the More button located at the bottom-right of the screen.
Choose Save...
Following those simple instructions will help you save your Stories from your Archive directly to your Camera Roll.
How to download a Instagram Story that is currently in Instagram Story
It's as simple as downloading Stories from the past to download an upcoming Instagram story. Here's how to do it:
Open your Instagram app.
Tap the icon of your profile at the top-left on the home screen to access your current Stories.
Click the More button on the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Choose Save...
Select Save Story.
Doing this will keep your whole Instagram Story as a photo or video to your Camera Roll.
How to download automatically your Stories on Instagram
If the idea of having to manually download your Instagram Story every time you publish one is a bit tedious We have a solution You can make your Instagram Stories to be automatically saved to your Camera Roll.
Here's how you can automatically download your Instagram Stories
Launch the Instagram app.
Click the icon for your profile picture at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
The three lines horizontally that are in the upper-right corner of the screen must be pressed.
Go to Settings > Privacy > Story.
Scroll to the section for Savings.
Toggle to the Save to Camera Roll option.
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How can you download another's Story on Instagram
You've probably learned all about the importance of saving your Instagram Story. Now you may be wondering whether you can save someone else's Instagram Story. Unfortunately, there are no app-based ways to download another user's Stories. However, there are a few workarounds that people employ that allow users to save virtually any Instagram Story.
Do I need to save Stories posted by others?
First, First, save Stories only if they're public. These tools won't work on private accounts whose content isn't visible to you.
However, just because you can save an Instagram Story doesn't mean you should. Instagram's Terms of Use state that you must be able to "post authentic content" and should not "post anything that you've copied or downloaded from the Internet which you don't have the authority to share," as it could violate intellectual property rights.
While you might not see any harm in saving a video of your friends that was shared on someone else's Stories, remember that it's against the law to share content on social media without consent. Be safe, and be certain to obtain written consent prior to pressing Publish.
How to Download an Instagram Story with StorySaver.net
After we've discussed the legality of saving other people's Instagram Stories, we'll go through the tools required for doing so. There are tons of third-party tools that can aid you in saving your Story but to make this article, we'll show how to make use of the free tool called StorySaver.net.
In order to use this feature, you'll have access to a desktop computer. Here's how to save Instagram Stories using StorySaver.net:
Open your desktop browser.
Visit Instagram.
Log in to gain access to your account
Go to the story you want to download (at top of page).
Select and copy the URL at the top of your browser.
StorySaver.
Copy the URL, then paste it in the Download Bar.
Press Download.
Select the video or image you would like to download.
Click Save.
How to download Insta Story on your computer
Follow these steps to download the desired image or video directly onto your desktop. It is possible to save and download as many Stories as you like.
How can you save an Instagram Story as a screenshot or screencast
If you'd prefer to download someone's Stories directly to your Camera Roll the easiest way to do this is by taking a screenshot or a screencast of the Story.
How do I download Instagram Stories by Taking a Screenshot
Launch the Instagram app.
You can go to the Story that you want to download by scrolling through the Stories on the home screen, or going to the profile page of the user.
While pressing the volume button, simultaneously press your iPhone's up and side buttons simultaneously.
This guideline will allow you to capture a screenshot of your Story. This will be saved automatically in your Camera Roll. Notifying the user whenever you take a screenshot is not an option for Instagram.
What happens if what if the Story you'd like to save is screencast? Screencasting is a possibility. First, you need to ensure that your screencast control is accessible. This is how you connect it to the Control Center.
Go to Settings.
Navigate to Control Center > Customize Controls.
Scroll down until you come across Screen Recording.
To include it, simply click the plus green sign.
Once it is in your Control Center here are the steps for using this built-in tool to save another user's Instagram story:
Open your Instagram app.
Find the Story you want to download by sliding through the Stories on your home screen or clicking on the profile page.
You can open the Control Center by swiping down from the upper-right corner of the screen if you have an iPhone X or later, or swipe up from the bottom of any screen if you have an iPhone SE (2nd generation) or iPhone 8 or earlier.
Watch the video.
The red box is located above the clock in the top left of your screen.
To stop the screencast, click Stop.
Follow these steps and you will end up in a recording of the user's Story which can be saved directly onto the Camera Roll.
Instagram Stories are an incredible tool, whether you're using the app to expand your business or just have fun. We hope you enjoy posting your Stories and we hope this guide makes it easier to save your Stories. We've also discussed the steps to save Snapchat videos in depth.
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