How to Record Instagram Story Hands-Free (Without Holding Button)

Instagram Story is one of the interesting ways to create content for your Instagram followers. If you do not know it yet, you can actually record your Instagram Story on your phone without the need to hold the button while you record that 15 seconds video. All you got to do is by tapping the record button once, and your Instagram app will automatically record it for you hands-free.

WHY RECORD HANDS-FREE?

There are many reasons why you should record your Instagram story without the need to hold the button, here are some top reasons:-

1. TO INCLUDE YOURSELF IN THE INSTAGRAM STORY – If you are holding the button, the only way you can get yourself inside the story is by doing a selfie or ask someone else to hold the button. However, with the hands-free option, you can include yourself and others as well in your recording.
2. TO GET MORE CREATIVE – If you are holding the button, there are limited things you can do while you are recording. However, with a hands-free option and couple that with a good handphone stand, you can actually do a lot of creative Instagram Story for your followers.

So, interested to learn how to this function? Here we are going to show the step-by-step how you can enable that function.

Here are the steps.

Step 1

Tap the “+” button in your profile icon to start recording your Instagram story

Step 2

At your camera screen, scroll the option below to the right

Step 3

Tap at “Hands-Free”

Step 4

Tap at the button only once to start recording your story

You can now record your video without the need to hold the button

Step 5

Once you are satisfied with the recording, tap “Share” to post your story

So, there you have it – five simple steps how you can record your amazing Instagram Story without the need to hold the button in your phone. Please leave us a comment below on what is the story you would like to record using the hands-free option.

Please read our previous article on how to make an interesting Instagram story.