Instagram has taken another step forward by introducing a “Save Draft” feature which has been long awaited by its millions of users. After a successful testing since July this year, the new feature is now to be made available to the iOS and Android apps and will allow users save copies of posts they are working on, in order to complete them later. This can be done by hitting the ‘back button’ in the app, which will allow the option to ‘save draft’ to appear. During the testing period, the user base response seemed to be quite positive, thus motivating the company to officially make it available to all its users.
Trying to create a post that's just right? With the latest update, you can save as a draft & come back to it later. https://t.co/7lZ0eyNtBC
— Instagram (@instagram) September 20, 2016
The company had previously introduced Instagram Stories which was seen as a response to Snapchat stories.
How to use the new feature by Instagram
- Tap at the bottom of the screen, then take or upload a photo or video
- Add effects, filters, a caption or your location
- Go back to the filtering and editing step; then tap the back arrow in the top left
- Select Save Draft at the bottom of the screen
Note: If you don’t edit the post, tag people or add a caption or location, you won’t be able to save the post as a draft. To see posts you’ve saved as a draft, tap and then tap Library. Posts will appear at the bottom of the screen below Drafts.
Instagram has previously stated that it is ‘always testing new ways to improve the Instagram experience,” and this seems to be a step in the right direction; as this feature is already available on apps like Twitter and Facebook. Facebook Page admins can schedule posts for pages, which allows the opportunity to manage posts in line with the busy schedules of many of its users. Instagram’s new feature, however minor, seems to be focused on a similar objective and will be beneficial for brand account managers to prepare posts in advance and post at their convenience.
