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The feature's rollout on Instagram brings convenience to s by eliminating the need to split media collections into multiple posts on Instagram. 35492r

Written by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 9 August 2024 14:58 IST

Instagram Carousel Feature Gets Increased Limit for Photo and Video s

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Instagram first announced the Carousels feature in 2015 with option to add only photos

Highlights

The Carousel feature on Instagram has been expanded
s can now add up to 20 pieces on content in a single post
Instagram also recently rolled out Meta AI Studio with AI tools

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Instagram is rolling out a big change that potentially improves the sharing of multiple photos and videos on the social media platform. s can now add more content in a single carousel than the previous limit, which was only 10 s. As per the Meta-owned platform, this change makes it easier for s who wish to add their “end-of-summer “photo dumps”. Notably, it builds upon the AI avatar creation platform dubbed Meta AI Studio which was rolled out for s in the US last month.

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According to a press release by Instagram, s can now add up to 20 photos or videos in a single carousel. The expansion of this feature brings convenience to s who share many pieces of content by eliminating the need to split media collections into multiple posts. Carousels can be browsed by swiping right on Instagram.

The Carousels feature on Instagram was first announced in 2015, with the ability to include up to 5 images. It was expanded in 2017 with the inclusion of videos and the ceiling was raised to 10. In March, the social media platform was reported to be testing the expansion of this feature by allowing a limited pool of s to include up to 15 frames in a single carousel. It was expected to be expanded to more s over time.

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While Instagram claims that the feature is being rolled out starting today, Gadgets 360 staff were unable to its arrival on multiple smartphones.

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In recent months, Instagram has been rolling out new features and enhancements to existing ones in a bid to improve the experience, especially for content creators. Last month, an update introduced multi-track for Instagram Reels, allowing s to add up to 20 tracks in a single reel.

The introduction of Meta AI Studio also AI characters. As the name suggests, s can create an AI-powered character with a name, tagline, and description – information that will be used as a base for the creation of a mini chatbot. Furthermore, content creators on Instagram can also generate AI avatars of themselves which can respond to direct messages (DMs) and story replies.

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