Meta has announced a handful of new features for Instagram Reels that are designed to improve user experience. Included in these features is one meant to make editing Reels easier and another meant to help users better understand how well their content is doing.
Here is what you have to know about the new features Meta has released for Instagram Reels.
New Instagram Reels Feature: Trends Destination
If you are looking for inspiration for your next Reel, Instagram is making it more convenient for you to check out what's trending. Among the top trends you'll be able to see are the trending songs. According to Meta, this feature will let you "see how many times the audio has been used, tap in to use it or save the audio for yourself."
You will likewise be able to see what the trending topics are at the moment, as well as the popular hashtags on the platform for Reel content. Engadget notes that all these can be found it what Meta is referring to as the "trends destination" on Instagram.
New Instagram Reels Feature: Make Editing Reels Easier
Users can expected a "unified editing screen" as part of the new features for Reels. This screen is meant to bring together video clips, audio, text, and even stickers all in one place. This feature, Meta adds, will be available worldwide and for both iOS and Android.
Meta is likewise teasing more editing tools that are designed to make editing your Reels a lot simpler and easier in the future. However, no further information has been shared regarding what these tools may be.
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New Instagram Reels Feature: Reel Insights
Two metrics will be added to the Reels insights to help user better understand how their content is doing on the platform. Meta explains, "We're adding two new metrics: total watch time and average watch time – and making it easier to see your insights while viewing your reels directly."
If you are wondering what the different between the two is, "Total watch time captures the total amount of time your reel was played, including any time spent replaying the reel," while "Average watch time captures the average amount of time spent playing your reel, calculated by dividing watch time with the number of total plays."
Users will likewise be getting notifications should they gain new followers off of the Reels they create.
New Instagram Reels Feature: Gifts
Lastly, gifts will be available in more countries in the coming weeks. These countries include Australia, Canada, France, Mexico, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
There will likewise be a new gift-related feature that lets users see which fans have sent a gift. In return, they will likewise get a notification if you have seen and recognized the gift that they have sent to you.
