According to statistics, the audience of the most popular online photo album in the world is constantly growing. Those who deliberately refuse to register on Instagram sooner or later find themselves on the site because they want to share their photos and videos with friends, develop their work projects through the application, or simply observe the activity of other users.
But not all the features of the social network are open and understandable to both beginners and long-time Instagram fans. For example, many are wondering: how to share someone else's post? The application itself is not equipped with such a function as repost, but it does not stop many, and they still show their subscribers the work of other instagrammers. You can share other people's photos and videos on Instagram using several methods, which we will consider in detail in this article.
Making repost using applications
To share a photo or video on your profile from a friend’s or idol’s page, or to participate in promotions, You can repost your page on Instagram using third-party applications. Do not be afraid, they are used by absolutely everything: from schoolchildren to world-famous celebrities. Everyone shares the successes and achievements of others, and also wants to show themselves in other people's photos. It is for this that the developers created the applications, which we will consider in detail below.
A big plus of repost applications is the fact that thus copyright infringement cannot be, because in most of them the function of creating a link to the original publication source is built-in. Therefore, reposts can easily be recognized by the specified name or nickname in the corner of the photo itself, as well as in the caption for the photo or video that the person shared.
Repost for Instagram
One of the most commonly used repost apps is Repost for Instagram. It can be downloaded for both Android devices and gadgets running on iOS. For beginners, step-by-step instructions on creating a repost with detailed photos of the course of action are useful.
How to repost on Instagram:
- The first step is to download the application from a suitable application store (you can click on the links above);
- After installing it on a smartphone or tablet, you need to register - here you need data to enter the familiar infragram account;
- Then you can return to Instagram and select a publication for repost;
- Open a photo or video in full size and click on the icon in the form of three dots in the corner of the screen, as shown in the photo;
- Select "Copy Link";
- Open Repost for Instagram and click on the characteristic icon, after which the desired photo will appear on the screen;
- We click on it and select the location of the icon with the nickname of the original creator of the post, as well as the color of the repost icon;
- In the finale, click Repost - everything is ready, the photo is uploaded to your Instagram.
In versions of the application for the iPhone is still simpler: the Repost button will be located directly under the photo, and you do not need to open anything extra. Most of the programs for reposting content work on these principles.
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This program is suitable for devices running on iOSboth on Android. Its popularity is due to the ease and accessibility of the work, since it is not necessary to connect to your account through it, because after installation it immediately redirects the user to Instagram.
Scheme of working with the application for repost:
- Download the program from one of the active links above, choosing the appropriate software for your device;
- The repost program redirects the user to Instagram, where you should select the desired photo or video;
- If the device runs on Android, then you need to click on the three dots next to the photo and select “Copy Link”, after which the photo is automatically loaded into the repost program. Next, click on the Instagram icon, as shown in the photo;
- Then the application offers to put “Ok” if a person wants to copy the original signature of the photo in your repost;
- After that, the application will redirect the user to the regular publication menu, where you can edit the photo and its caption, including pasting the text copied earlier. The difference between this program for creating reposts from others is that here the name of the author of the original post will not be indicated on the photo;
- After the post is published, a repost will be made.
Repost photos without third-party applications
For those who do not want to clog the phone’s memory with unnecessary applications, and those who don’t share photos of strangers too often, a way has been long ago invented to save content to their device. Of course, it's about creating screenshots for further repost.
A screenshot is taken on any gadget with a combination of two buttons or one hand movement, depending on the model, and on many smartphones and tablets you can immediately edit the saved photo of the screen: crop, circle the desired line in bright color or write a note directly on the photo. It is a screenshot that will help those who want to share other people's content on their Instagram page, eliminating the need to download third-party applications for this.
How to take a screenshot on a mobile device?
- iPhone and iPad - press the Home button simultaneously with the lock button;
- Android and Windows phone - the power button is clamped simultaneously with the Home button; in some models of Home phones, it is pressed with the sound reduction button.
The screenshot made is saved in one of the folders of the device’s gallery, and from there it can be easily uploaded to your Instagram page - thus making a repost without any programs. The main thing to remember here is that without specifying the author of the photo under your post, you can offend him.
Repost media from Instagram to other social networks
How to repost your posts on your social networks? In order for your own beautiful photos from Instagram to get into other user's social networks, there is a button in the three-point menu next to a photo or video called “Share this". By clicking on it, you can select the social network to which the application will redirect the media.
Another important question: how to share someone else’s Instagram post on third-party sites? Indeed, there are often situations when you want to repost another person’s posts on social networks or websites. For this, Instagram has a button “Embed" or "Embed«.
To share a photo of friends or celebrities, you need to go to your Instagram post from your computer or phone and click on the button with three dots, as shown in the photo below.
The menu will be the same Embedby clicking which you will need to copy the link text manually, or click on the special button to copy.
Now this text can be inserted on the site. Here is the repost result: