Remember IGTV? The new Instagram app that allows you to upload long Instagram videos?
Big news: Your IGTV videos will now appear in your Instagram feed with all your other posts. Like this:
What we think about it? Itās AWESOME.
Now IGTV videos are not hidden away from the rest of your content. It feels much more natural to see all your content in one place: your feed. It also means that you can get more views on your IGTV videos and more comments.
If youāre not sure what IGTV is, click here to see our tutorial.
And if you donāt have this new feature yet, click here to see how to get it.
Ready?
Here is how it works:
1. You upload a video on your IGTV channel
You can’t upload an IGTV video straight in your Instagram feed. You need to upload your IGTV video on your IGTV channel. Click here if you want to see how.
2. A video ātrailerā will appear in your Instagram feed
The video that appears in your feed is not your full IGTV video. It is a one-minute video. Instagram calls it a ātrailerā.
3. The thumbnail of the video in your feed is the cover you uploaded on IGTV
IGTV allows you to choose the cover for your video. It can be a clip from your video, or you can upload your own cover.
Tip: Since your cover will automatically appear in your feed, choose a cover that fits with your Instagram theme (if you want to keep your feed looking a certain way). If you want to see how your feed will look like with your IGTV video cover, you can upload your cover in Preview App. This way you will be able to see how your feed will look like with your IGTV cover and all your other posts 
4. The caption is the title of the video
The caption that automatically appears in your feed is the title that you wrote for your IGTV video. As far as we know, you canāt write a separate caption to show in your Instagram feed. Caption = Title of the video.
5. You can only watch the full video on IGTV
People can tap on the video at anytime, if they want to watch the full video on your IGTV channel.
6. Comments are awesome
If people comment from your feed, the comments will show under your IGTV video too (and vice-versa). This is awesome.
7. Your IGTV trailer shows up in peopleās home feeds!
And finally, just like your other posts, your IGTV trailer will also appear in peopleās home feed. Thatās awesome too! You can catch peopleās attention with your video. And it is a new way to get more eyes on your videos and IGTV channel.
That’s it!
What do you think about this new feature? Do you like seeing IGTV videos in people’s feeds?
See you again soon with more Instagram tips!
I just started recording IGTV videos and was thinking how awesome it would be if I could share them on my feed. I’m happy to know that it is possible, and that you can add a cover to make it fit your theme.
Don’t forget to use multiple hashtags in your IGTV video’s description (not the title). Looks like those work just like it would for a post in your main feed. Only issue I’ve seen is that the description doesn’t show in the preview on your feed. Only the title shows up on the main post, which kinda sucks, because that doesn’t give the viewer the full picture. Also, no way to promote a preview post on your feed – not yet, I should say š
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For some reason my IGTV cover / preview which is on my feed is not loading into the app, so now my feed is not in order. Any advice??
So disappointed this question was not addressed – I have the same issue
I switched to the PLANN app it shows my covers for my IGTV.
Thank you so much!
will this ever be addressed? same issue . I love preview and do not want to change to plann
I have this same issue! Any update ??
I came here for the same issue! So sad there doesnāt seem to be an answer. Think Iāll have to switch apps.