Now Doodle, Add Stickers, and Edit Instagram Photos/Videos Inside DMs

Instagram has released a new feature. you’re able to now edit photos you receive or send on Instagram right inside DMs. You can then share these photos or post them as Stories and Posts. Here’s everything you can do with photos in Instagram DMs and how to do it.

Edit Photos in Instagram DMs

The feature is enabled by default so there is nothing you need to do. Simply open Instagram DM and locate a photo you would like to edit, doodle on, or add stickers too. It can be an image you sent or even received in the DMs.

Now tap on the plus icon inside a circle with dots to open the editing screen. You will see a list of tools. Let’s go through all of them one by one in order from left to right.

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You will see a list of tools appear at the top. Here is what they do in order from left to right:

you may also use pinch gestures to increase and decrease the image size, rearrange elements you have added to the image, and add/remove objects. When you pinch in or out, you will notice blue lines appearing behind the image. That is to help you with alignment.

Finally, you can share the image on WhatsApp or any other messaging app of your choice. You can also post it as a story directly.

So what are you waiting? Doodle on that image your friend sent you and send it back!

Gaurav Bidasaria

Gaurav is an editor here at TechWiser but also contributes as a writer. He has more than 10 years of experience as a writer and has written how-to guides, comparisons, listicles, and in-depth explainers on Windows, Android, web, and cloud apps, and the Apple ecosystem.

He loves tinkering with new gadgets and learning about new happenings in the tech world.

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Now Doodle, Add Stickers, and Edit Instagram Photos/Videos Inside DMs