How to save Instagram videos and download them to your iPhone or Android

• You can save Instagram recordings presented on your story and download them to your iPhone or Android.
• You can likewise save any Instagram video post or reel to Collections.
• It's feasible to download Instagram recordings with an outsider application or record your screen to save them.

There are many ways to create videos on Instagram. Regular video posts, stories, job titles, etc. However, if you want to save Instagram videos and download them to your phone, there are several ways.

Instagram makes it easy to save and download videos for stories. However, when you create a video post, the option to save it directly to your camera roll disappears from the 3-dot menu. Instead, you can save it to your Instagram collection, record and capture your screen, or download it using a third-party app. Here's how to save and download Instagram videos on your iPhone or Android phone.

How to save Instagram videos to collections

You can save Instagram video posts and reels to collections within the app.

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Tap the flag icon in the bottom right corner of the video you want to save. This will save the video post to your default collection folder.

If you want to categorize your saved posts, you can tap the "Save to Collection" banner that appears above the flag icon, and in the pop-up, tap the plus "+" sign icon to create a New Collection.

To access your saved collections, go to your profile page, tap the three horizontal lines icon in the top right corner, and select Saved next to the flag icon. You'll see all the posts you've saved so far.

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Tap the flag symbol at the bottom of the reels. You can also tap the three-dot icon at the bottom and select Save from the popup. This will save the role to the default collection folder. save 4

Tap the flag icon or the three dots icon at the bottom of the reels and select Save from the pop-up menu. Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider

How to save Instagram videos posted to your story 

To save an Instagram video on your story and download it on your phone: 

1. Open Instagram.

2. If you currently have a story posted to your profile, you can save that story to your camera roll. Tap the "Stories" bubble in the top-left corner of the screen to take you to your current story.

3. Then select Save Video (or Save Photo) to save just that video or photo, or Save Story to save the entire story as one video. increase.