Instagram Now Lets You Share Posts in StoriesYou no longer have to take a screenshot or share a link.
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Instagramhas spent months testing the ability toshare posts as Stories, and now it's finally here. Anupdateto the Android app (iOS will get it in the "coming days") lets you turn public posts from your social feed into stickers, with a tap bringing users directly to the post you're eager to celebrate. You can customize both the sticker and the background to add a little extra flair.
Importantly, you don't have to leave your posts up for grabs. Story sharing is on by default, but you can switch it off in your settings if you'd rather not take your account private just to limit how others share your posts.
The social network has been aggressively expanding Stories in the past few weeks, including the additions ofmulti-shot uploads, postingfrom other appsand hints ofsoundtrack support. It's not hard to understand why. Instagram has continued togrow rapidly, in no small part due to Stories luring people away from Snapchat and itsless-than-successful redesign. If the photo-centric service is going to keep up the pace, it'll want to make Stories as useful as possible -- and sharing posts certainly goes a long way toward that goal.
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