Before capturing the perfect shot with your camera for posting, you may need time to adjust and make specific arrangements. Therefore, you need the Timer feature on your Instagram cameras before posting selfies and reels. Many people don’t know how to find and use the timer on Instagram.
If you also want to know more about this feature, our article How To Set Timer On Instagram Camera for Selfies, Reels, and Story is the perfect guide to find the answer. After reading this article, you will easily find a way to set timers on Instagram stories and reels on Android and iPhone.
How to Set Timer on Instagram Story Camera on Android or Iphone
Instagram stories don’t have a built-in timer function for the camera. Therefore, you cannot set a selfie timer on the Instagram app. We have described alternative ways to set timer on the Instagram camera of stories for android and iPhone.
How to Set Timer on Instagram Story Camera for Selfies or Photos?
Here, you will use your mobile camera application to the in-built timer for selfies or photos in story mode. All smartphone cameras have an in-built timer feature whose location differs for all companies’ phones. You have to first locate this feature in your camera app de android.
For Android phone.
- Open your camera app.
- Tap on the “Timer icon” at the top or bottom of your screen. If not here, search in the camera settings.
- Choose a particular time duration for the available seconds.
- Tap on the “shutter button” to begin the countdown.
- Capture a selfie or picture using your icon camera.
- Once you capture the picture, Open the Instagram app.
- On your home page, tap on the “plus” icon in the top right corner.
- Tap on “Story.”
- Upload the captured image. Add any effects or stickers if you like.
- Tap on “Your Story to make your story live.
For iPhone – They have an in-built timer feature to capture a timer photo with simple steps,
- Open your mobile camera option.
- Tap on the “timer icon” from the top-right.
- Select either from 3s or 10s to set the timer for your picture.
- Press once the shutter button at the bottom.
- The timer will start instantly.
- Adjust the location and anything else you need to capture the desired picture.
- Capture the selfie or photo from the back camera.
- On your home page, tap on the “plus” icon in the top right corner.
- Tap on “Story.”
- Upload the captured image. Tap on “Your Story to make your story live.
How to Set Timer on Instagram Camera Android for Posting Reels?
Unlike stories, Instagram reels have an in-built Timer feature with the camera icon to set time for a maximum of 15 seconds while capturing videos.
Steps to set timer on the Instagram camera for posting Reels on an Android phone.
- Open your Instagram account.
- On your home page, tap on the “plus” icon in the top right corner.
- You will see options such as Post, Story, Reel, and Live.
- Swipe right and tap on “Reel.”
- You will see a “timer icon” below the layout icon on the left side.
- Tap on it.
- You have two countdown options to choose from, i.e., for three and ten seconds.
- Drag the timer to set the duration for your video clip.
- Tap on “Set timer.”
- The countdown timer will run till you start recording.
- You can add effects, audio, speed, etc., to your clip. Check the preview before posting.
iPhone users can access the Instagram timer feature in the same way. They will get the same timer option inside the reels option.
How to Set Timer on Instagram Story Camera
We will use the indirect method to set timer on the Instagram stories camera using the countdown sticker.
For Android.
- Open your Instagram account.
- On your home page, tap on the “plus” icon in the top right corner.
- Tap on “story.“
- Use Instagram’s camera to capture selfies or photos.
- You can add effects and customized texts.
- Once your publishing image is finalized, Tap on the square smiley face icon on the top.
- Scroll down. Tap on the “Countdown” sticker.
- Add the time and end date on the countdown timer. Give a name to your countdown.
- Tap “Done.”
For iPhone.
- Open your Instagram stories editor.
- Record a video or capture a picture using the camera icon at the bottom.
- You can select the image or video from your gallery by tapping on the Square in the bottom-left corner.
- Select the “Content” option.
- Press the smiley emoticon from the top-right corner.
- From different stickers, select the “countdown sticker.”
- Type your countdown name into the empty field.
- Enter the values in the “set the end date” option.
- Set “Time” from the bottom.
- To start the timer, Turn on the “Off” button.
- You can change your sticker color. Adjust the size and location of the countdown sticker.
- To Publish your story, tap on the “Your History” option at the bottom right corner.
Wrap up
That’s all; we have shared some of the best existing methods to set timers on Instagram stories (for selfies and photos) and reels using both in-built and external apps. Sometimes, the countdown timer is not visible on any device. If you don’t find it, try updating your Instagram application. Ensure you access the sticker for countdown only on the official app of Instagram.
