Instagram's new stickers will let you share a song, reveal hidden stories: How to use

Instagram has announced four new stickers for its platform. These new stickers not only let users share their favourite songs with their friends and followers, but they also allow them to share hidden stories for their followers to uncover. “Whether you want to share your favorite song of the day (and find out your friends’ top tunes too) or create your own custom stickers from your photos or videos, we hope these new tools inspire you to get creative in Stories,” Instagram wrote on a post announcing these stickers.

So, what are these stickers?

Instagram sticker update: Add Yours Music

This new sticker combines the existing Add Yours feature with the platform’s music sticker. Instagram says that the new Add Yours Music sticker allows users to share their favorite song, a new music find, or a tune with their followers, who can then add the same music to their own posts.

How to use

Step 1: Open Instagram and create a post to share.

Step 2: Tap the stickers icon stickers, then tap on the icon that says ‘Add Yours Music’.

Step 3: Next, tap on ‘+ / Add Music’ to select a song from Instagram’s music library.

Image: Instagram

Instagram sticker update: Reveal

Another interesting feature coming to Instagram is called Reveal. This new sticker lets users post a hidden story for their friends and followers to uncover. The only way for them to see the content is to send users a DM.

How to use

Step 1: Open Instagram and create a post to share.

Step 2: Tap the stickers icon stickers, then tap on the icon that says ‘Add Yours Music’.

Step 3: When creating a story, tap the stickers icon stickers.

Step 4: Tap on the icon that says Reveal.

Step 5: Now you will be prompted to type a hint for friends about what they might find behind your blurred story.

Step 6: You can tap the ‘Preview’ icon in the bottom left-hand corner to see how your story will appear to your friends.

Instagram sticker update: Cutouts

This new sticker lets users turn a part of any video or photo in their camera rolls into a Cutout sticker that they can add to their story or reel. “Once you create your cutouts, they are saved and easily accessible in your sticker tray, so you can come back to them time and time again,” Instagram added.

How to use

Step 1: Open Instagram and create a post to share.

Step 2: Tap the stickers icon stickers, then tap on the scissors icon that says Cutouts.

Step 3: Select a photo or video with a clear subject from your gallery.

Step 4: A sticker will be automatically generated.

Step 5: Tap the “Use sticker” button to add it to your reel or story.

Instagram sticker update: Frames

This sticker turns any photo into an instant print. To reveal the content inside, a user’s your followers will have to shake their phones to develop the image.

How to use

Step 1: Open Instagram and create a post to share.

Step 2: Tap the stickers icon stickers, then tap on the Frames sticker.

Step 3: This will open up your photo gallery, where you can select one image to be framed.

Step 4: Once you select an image, you can also add a caption if you choose. It will automatically add the date and timestamp of when the photo was taken.