Are you trying to find a workaround since Instagram suddenly disabled the option to “Add Post to Your Story?”
This is a common problem for many customers, and it’s really annoying every time it occurs. In this tutorial, you’ll learn what’s causing the problem and how to solve it so that the Add Post to Your Story option appears where it should. You should be able to bring back the function and resume updating your tale by the time you reach the end of this tutorial.
- Why can’t I share a post on my Instagram story?
- How to fix the Add Post to Your Story feature
- General FAQ
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Either the Add Post to Your Story tool is broken or the account’s owner has disabled resharing to tales, thus you can’t add the post in question to your Instagram story. While Instagram is experimenting with a new “Resharing” sticker in August 2021, the “Add post to story” option will be unavailable during this time.
If you encounter issues with this function, know that the fault lies with Instagram and not with you. Thankfully, there are ways to address the issue. However, if the account owner has disabled resharing to stories, you will need to get in touch with them to enable the option.
How to fix Add Post to Your Story Missing on Instagram
Instagram users who can’t select “Add Post to Your Story” may need to reload the app, switch to a different device, contact the account’s administrator, or go through their sharing history to see the option. The “Reshare” sticker will be required to add a post to your story as of August 2021.
Alternatively, you could switch to a different account. Here are all the things you can try to fix the update or fix the bug so that the feature works again on your smartphone.
In August of 2021, Instagram will begin beta testing a new “Reshare” sticker. As a result, certain nations, like the United States, do not allow users to “Add post to story.” In order to make a new entry in your narrative, please follow these steps:
- Go to the homepage of Instagram.
- Tap on your profile picture to add a new story.
- Select “Create” on the left of your screen.
- Tap on the sticker icon on the top of your screen.
- Search for the “Reshare” sticker.
- Tap on “Reshare” and select a post to reshare.
- Tap on “Share” to add the post to your story!
The future of Instagram’s “Add post to story” function is unclear at this time. In the meantime, the “Reshare” sticker is your only option for including content from other accounts in your narrative.
2. Scroll down your sharing list
If the option to “Add Post to Your Story” is not visible at the top of your sharing list, you can always locate it by scrolling down. The functionality is typically buried deeper into the sharing menu.
- Tap on the “arrow/airplane” icon below your post.
- A navigation drawer will open, and a list of users that you’re following will appear.
- Scroll down the list and the Add Post to Your Story will be there.
The Add Post to Your story option can be lost in your sharing history if you don’t frequently use Instagram stories. Therefore, it is necessary to scroll down to access it.
3. Update Instagram
- Open Google Play Store, tap on the menu, and tap on My apps & games.
- Apps that are outdated will have an update button, you can also search for the Instagram app.
- Once you found Instagram, tap on Update to update Instagram to the latest version.
Here’s how you can update Instagram on an iPhone:
- Open the App Store and tap on the Profile icon at the top-right hand corner of your screen.
- Scroll down and find the Instagram app.
- Tap on Update to update Instagram to the latest version.
