Instagram Adopts Popular TikTok Feature, Adds 2X Playback Speed Option for Reels

Instagram has silently rolled out a brand new characteristic for its app which lets customers double the playback pace of Reels. Earlier this yr, Instagram prolonged the length of Reels to as much as three minutes and this newest characteristic is aimed toward providing an choice to customers for consuming longer content material shortly. This transfer is consistent with the Meta-owned social media platform’s technique of prioritising short-form content material over lengthy movies, citing it as a part of the corporate’s “core id” of connecting individuals with pals.

Increased Playback Speed on Instagram Reels

First spotted by TechCrunch, the brand new characteristic lets customers pace up Instagram Reels by tapping and holding both the left or the proper aspect of the display. Meanwhile, the identical motion on the center of the display pauses the video, similar as earlier than. A 2x pace label seems on the backside of the Instagram Reel if it has been sped up.

“2X pace” label on Instagram Reels

It is purported to be launched as a comfort characteristic following the social media platform’s determination of extending the length of Reels to as much as three minutes. With the brand new 2x playback pace choice, it’s anticipated to make it simpler for customers to achieve the top of longer movies. Gadgets 360 can affirm that the characteristic is now obtainable for Instagram Reels on each Android and iOS.

An identical characteristic is already obtainable on TikTok, the ByteDance-owned video-hosting service which just lately made the headlines over its proposed ban, though the choice was reversed albeit for a restricted time period within the US. With its introduction for Instagram Reels, the social media platform is purported to strengthen its place by providing extra options devoted to short-form video content material.

As half of a bigger transfer, Instagram has additionally been reported to be deliberating over plans of launching a devoted app for short-form video content material. Instagram head Adam Mosseri reportedly knowledgeable the corporate’s employees a few mission involving a possible app for Reels codenamed Project Ray. Alongside Reels, it could present as much as three-minute movies as nicely. The report means that this new standalone app might supply the same vertically-scrolling expertise as TikTok.