According to the report, Instagram removes audio from videos edited in Reels if they have not previously been posted on its platform.

Instagram does not want to become a simple short video editor and removes sound from clips created in coils without publishing on your platform. As such, content created on your mobile app must first go through your social network before being shared on others such as tik tak.

As he explains in one of his articles, the portal The Verge discovered that the sound of one of his videos edited in the app Instagram for iPhone disappeared as it was never published on the platform. This means that if someone wants to export content created in coils to other services, you must first publish it to a social network in order to save it with audio.

The message states that until the last days of July it was possible to download the audio clip Instagram without having to publish it first in order to use it in another application, such as the platform’s main competitor: tik tak.

It should be noted that although this change is present in the application Instagram for devices iOSyou can still edit and save videos with sound in your version for android. The Verge mentions that the company has yet to respond to multiple requests for comment to determine if this is a technical glitch or an intentional change.

Instagram doesn’t want to be a TikTok video editor

Because many users find that video editing tools on platforms such as tik tak not very helpful when it comes to creating more complex work, they decide to edit their clips using more advanced features coils to then export and load them into a competing application.

For example, tik tak it does not allow certain filters to be used when starting a project with material recorded outside of its application, and it does not allow uploading clips in progress or clips with its platform’s watermark, a feature that other services use to create videos. short as youtube shorts they copy

An unexpected change for Instagram

From now on, they will not be able to use coils just edit your clips, content creators on iPhone they will spend a little more time posting their content on Instagram before being able to export it to other platforms. For this reason, they now have to consider two options: use a simple video editor tik tak or upload your material also on Instagram videos to be able to use it in other applications.

This change occurs after Instagram decided to come back with some controversial decisions about his service with the intention of being more like tik tak, its rival and direct competitor. However, since these features can be found in software edition of the Chinese app, all indications are that they continue to be inspired by their ideas to implement modifications to their platform.

Instagram responds to video without sound

Instagram finally contacted The Vergethe author of the report, and stated that he was not intentionally trying to get iPhone content creators to publish them on his platform in order to export their videos with sound if they wanted to share it on other apps like TikTok.

Sen Kimrepresentative Targetmentioned that “Due to an error, the download function coils does not work properly for iOS users and in some cases there is no sound when loading”. As mentioned, the company is already working on a solution and hopes to implement it. “as soon as possible”.

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