Instagram's Cool New Feature: Turn Your Pics into Stickers!
Instagram just dropped a feature that lets you turn your favorite still image posts into reusable stickers for your Stories and Reels.
Check it out – there's a fresh option called "Create a cutout sticker" tucked away in the three dots menu on any still image post. Activate it, and like magic, Instagram's tech wizards identify the star of the pic and turn it into a sticker that you can use wherever you want.
Now, it's a bit like that feature Meta introduced on WhatsApp recently, giving us a whole new playground for creativity.
But, before you go sticker-crazy, there are a few things to keep in mind. Most of our feeds are flooded with videos, so finding those rare still image posts might require a bit of scrolling. Also, you can only create stickers from public posts, and the creators must've given the green light for others to use their content in this way. Don't worry; you can always switch this off in your settings.
Oh, and here's the tricky part – if you create a sticker from someone else's post, and they decide to hit delete, poof! Your sticker goes with it.
Sure, there are some limitations, but hey, it's all in the name of sparking more creativity and giving us new visual vibes on the app.
The potential here is pretty massive. Will people start creating sticker masterpieces from their favorite posts? Time will tell. But hey, remember Pinterest's Shuffles app? It's kind of like that – creating collages in a whole new Insta-way.
So, keep an eye out for this nifty feature in your IG updates. Who knows, you might just become the Picasso of Instagram stickers!
Hey there I’m Kylie Simao, owner of a boutique social media marketing agency dedicated to helping new, local and small businesses who want to promote themselves online using social media.