How to upload photos to Instagram

Following the advice of some friends, you signed up to Instagram, to stay up to date on the content posted by people you know. However, after having interacted for a long time with the posts and stories of others, you are willing to be actively part of the social network community by posting photos and/or videos on your profile.

How do you say? That’s the way it is, and since you are still new to the world of technology, would you like to know more about how to upload photos to Instagram? In this case, do not worry: in the next chapters of this guide, I will explain how to use all the social network features relating to the publication of content from smartphones, tablets and PCs.

Having said that, let’s get to the heart of the matter and immediately see how to use the main features of Instagram to post content in all sections of the latter, acting from any operating system and device. I wish you a good reading and a lot of fun!

Index

• How to upload photos to Instagram from mobile
  • Post photos on Instagram in the Feed
  • Upload photos to Instagram stories
  • Post photos on Instagram in direct messages
  • Manage photos shared on Instagram
• How to post photos on Instagram from tablets
• How to upload photos to Instagram from PC
• How to upload photos to Instagram from Facebook
• How to upload photos to Instagram from Windows 10 PC
• What to do in case of problems

How to upload photos to Instagram from mobile

Having said that, I can now explain how to upload photos to Instagram and, in this regard, know that you have several options at your disposal: you can upload a photo to Instagram by creating a new post visible in the Feed; you can create Stories (temporary content that expires after 24 hours), or you can share your snaps privately with other users in direct messages.

Furthermore, if you are wondering how to upload photos to Instagram in high resolution because you are willing to publish your images in original format and without losing quality, you must take into account that, as far as posts are concerned, the recommended dimensions are 1080 x 566 pixels. for horizontal photos, 1080 x 1350 pixels for vertical photos and 1080 x 1080 pixels for 1: 1 aspect ratio photos. In the stories of Instagram, however, the recommended dimensions are 1080 x 1920 pixels. All clear? Yup? Well, then let’s take action.

Post photos on Instagram in the Feed

The first step you need to take to upload photos to Instagram is to start the Instagram app on your Android smartphone or iPhone and, if necessary, log in to your account.

Once this is done, press the [+] icon and choose whether to take a photo in real-time (the camera icon ) or whether to upload an image already on your smartphone, choosing the content of your interest through the Gallery of your device.

At this point, if you wonder how to upload photos to Instagram without cutting them because you would like to publish them whole, press the button with the icon of the two arrows, to switch from the 1: 1 ratio to the possibility of publishing a vertical or horizontal photo.

Then, tap the Next button located at the top right and apply any filters or adjustments (eg for parameters such as brightness and contrast ), using the tools you can see by pressing the Edit item.

Once you have made all the desired changes to your image, press the Next item located at the top right; type an accompanying caption for the photo in the text field Write a caption… and, finally, tap the Share button, located at the top right, for the image to be published on Instagram.

Wondering how to upload photos to Instagram without posting them? You can do this by putting the image in the drafts. To do this, go back, using the arrow key to the left, before pressing the Share button and then tap on the Save draft item, in order to complete the operation.

If you have any doubts or problems, refer to my guide on how to post on Instagram.

Upload photos to Instagram stories

Now let’s move on to Instagram Stories, that is temporary sequences of photos, videos and textual content that “expire” and, therefore, can no longer be viewed by other users 24 hours after their publication.

To create a Story on Instagram, press the (+) icon located in the upper left corner of the social network main screen (next to your profile photo ).

Then, in the screen that is shown to you, tap or hold down the round button to take a photo or record a video, or, by swiping from the bottom up, create Stories by uploading photos and/or videos choosing from the elements already present on the memory of your smartphone.

After creating (or selecting) the contents to be shared through Instagram Stories, customize them with writings (the Aa icon ) and stickers (the square face icon ) using the icons at the top. Finally, click on the Your Story button, to post the image or video in the stories of the social network.

Alternatively, you can share the content in question with your closest friends as well. If you have any doubts or problems, refer to my guide on how Instagram Stories work.

Post photos on Instagram in direct messages

The direct messages are messages that contain videos or photos that can be exchanged with individual users, via the internal messaging system of Instagram.

To take advantage of this function, all you have to do is press the airplane icon located at the top right of the Instagram home screen.

Then, tap the button with the pencil and sheet of paper icon, also located at the top right, type the name of the person you want to send a photo to and press the Chat button.

On the next screen, you can send text messages via the text field Write a message and share photos and videos privately, by pressing the camera icon to take them on the spot or on the media gallery to share items already in the device memory.

If you have any doubts or problems, please refer to my guide on how to chat on Instagram.

Manage photos shared on Instagram

After sharing photos on Instagram, you can manage everything related to your shots by logging into your profile.

To do this, just tap on the icon depicting a little man (or the thumbnail of your profile ) that you find in the lower right part of the main application screen.

Once you have identified the shot you posted on Instagram, tap it, in order to read the comments (via the cartoon icon ). You can also decide to privately send the image in question to other users, using the airplane icon.

Furthermore, you can delete ( Delete ), modify ( Modify ) or archive ( Archive ) the image by clicking on the icon (…) found in the upper right corner of the same.

How to post photos on Instagram from tablets

The official app Instagram can also be installed on tablets, via the Play Store for Android (or via store alternative ) or the ‘ App Store for iOS / iPadOS, although you have to keep in mind that, unfortunately, is not optimized for this type of devices.

On the iPad, for example, you can only install an “enlarged” version of the iPhone app by searching for Instagram in the App Store and selecting, if you do not find it, the iPhone Only option in the Filters> Support drop-down menu located in top left.

The functioning of the Instagram app for tablets is identical to that for smartphones and, therefore, you can publish photos and/or videos in posts and stories, using the information I gave you in the previous chapters.

How to upload photos to Instagram from PC

At the present time, there are no official solutions that allow you to upload photos to Instagram from a PC.

However you can resort, for example, to the use of the official website of the social network, in combination with an extension that modifies the user agent of the browser, disguising it so as to make it look like that of a smartphone, in order to be able to access the functionality. loading content.

The tools of this type are free, however I advise you to use them only for the time strictly necessary: ​​installing unofficial extensions, in fact, can involve privacy risks (as these tools, in order to work, require access to the related data to the websites you visit). In this regard, I recommend that you uninstall extensions when they are no longer needed.

Having made the necessary premises above, to upload photos to Instagram from PC using Chrome or a browser-based on the same engine (eg Edge or Opera ), you can install the free User Agent Switcher extension, by visiting the relevant page of the Chrome Web Store and clicking on the Add button first and then on Add Extension.

Once installation is complete, click on the extension icon located at the top right and select the user agent of a mobile device in the menu located at the top (eg Android> Android KitKat ).

Instead, to upload photos to Instagram from PC using Firefox, install the free User-Agent Switcher extension by pressing the Add to Firefox button and then Install. To use the addon, press on its icon (the globe ), and press on the ‘ Android or Apple icon from the Select a mobile device section in the box that is shown to you, then reload the page of the official Instagram site.

After using the extension, restore the default user agent by clicking on the User-Agent Switcher icon and then pressing the checkmark located in the lower-left corner. If you no longer need the extension, uninstall it.

If you use macOS you can change the user agent through the Safari browser. To do this, go to the Safari menu > Preferences. Then, on the next screen, select the Advanced tab and put the checkmark next to the item Show Development menu in the menu bar, to activate the menu with Safari’s Development tools.

Once this is done, visit the official Instagram site and go to the Development> User-agent menu, to set one of the user agents related to Safari – iOS.

Once you have activated the user agent change on the browser you are using, you can use the (+) button to upload photos to Instagram, using the official website of the social network, as if you were using a mobile device, as I explained to you. in the previous chapter.

How to upload photos to Instagram from Facebook

To upload photos to Instagram from Facebook, you can use the default tool of the social network called Creator Studio which, which can be used by corporate Instagram accounts that have been connected to a Facebook page, allows you to publish content on Instagram from a computer, but only in posts.

To use this service, connect to the Creator Studio official website, and log in to your Facebook profile. Once this is done, click on the Start button and then on the Instagram icon located in the top menu, in order to connect the account of the photographic social network.

At the end of the connection to your Instagram account, to publish content within the Feed of the photo social network, click on the Create post button located in the upper left corner. Then, in the menu that is shown to you, click on the item Instagram feed.

At this point, choose whether to upload a photo from the gallery of your device ( From uploaded files ) or whether to import one previously uploaded to the Facebook page connected to the Instagram account ( From the Facebook page ).

Now, customize the publication of the post, writing the caption ( Write your caption ) and possibly adding the geographic tag ( Add a place ).

Finally, to publish the photo on your Instagram profile, press the Publish button. If, on the other hand, you want to schedule the publication, press the ▼ icon and, after setting the time and day of sharing, click on the Schedule button. Easy, right?

How to upload photos to Instagram from Windows 10 PC

Instagram has released an official app for Windows 10 but, unfortunately, since the latter works the same as the web version of the social network, it cannot be used to upload photos to posts or Stories.

Therefore, if you want to succeed in this intent, you must take advantage of the other solutions I told you about in the previous chapters of this tutorial.

What to do in case of problems

Are you unable to upload photos to Instagram due to an error? There may be some network problem. First try to upload the image again both in Wi-Fi and via the data network, and make sure that the failure to upload the images is not due to exceeding the traffic limits or connection problems not due to the app.

Excluding the connection problems, try restarting the smartphone, starting Instagram again and carrying out the whole sharing procedure from scratch.

If not even this solution is able to solve the problem you are experiencing, please note that this could be due to a downtime of the service that you did not depend on.

In this regard, you can consult this page of the Downdetector website, to find out if there are problems with Instagram. In this case, wait some time, so that you can subsequently evaluate whether or not the difficulties encountered persist.

If the problems persist or, in case of further doubts or problems, I suggest you consult the Instagram Help Center.