Want to post Instagram-worthy moments in seconds? You can access your Instagram Camera on your phone’s lock screen! 🤯
This is great if you want to quickly post to your Stories or Reels, without saving photos and videos to your camera roll first.
It’s super easy to set it up.
How to Add Instagram Camera to Your Phone’s Lock Screen
Here is how to do it.
Step 1. Make sure you have updated your phone to iOS 18.
Step 2. Go to your phone settings and search “Wallpaper“:
Step 3. Tap on the wallpaper you want to customize:
Step 4. Tap on “Add Widget” under the time, and choose the Instagram Widget.
Step 5. Tap “Done” to save your new lock screen with the Instagram Camera.
Simply tap on the Instagram Camera button on your Lock Screen whenever you want to post to your Stories or Reels.
Video tutorial
Bonus: Plan Unlimited Posts & Stories with Preview
Want to plan your posts, Reels, Stories (and even TikToks) and post later?
You can also use Preview App to:
- Find hashtags & Instagram SEO Keywords
- Caption ideas
- Filters & editing tools
- See Competitors’ Analytics & Top Hashtags
- Schedule or Auto-Post
- And more
Have fun creating your posts!
Now you know how to add the Instagram Story Camera to your phone’s lock screen. Pretty handy trick to know!
See more Instagram tips and tricks here:
- Latest Instagram features & news
- How to Rearrange Instagram Highlights
- How to Change Link Sticker Color in your Story
Let me know if there is any other trick you’d like to know about, and we’ll create a tutorial.
See you around 👋
