How To Download Videos From Instagram To Your Smartphone

A video created via Instagram is often accommodated within the existing app instead of being saved to the camera roll.

However, in some cases, you may want to save videos from the platform to your mobile device to watch later. Here is how you can manually download Instagram video clips to your smartphone. The process will be slightly different depending on whether it is your own video post, your own video story or another user’s video.

One thing you need to bear in mind before downloading is that these videos may take up a considerable amount of your phone’s storage space. So if your device is running out of space, considering backing up your photos using Cloud storage or any other backup tools.

How to download your own video posts on Instagram

If you would like to save videos that you record using Instagram, here are the steps that you need to follow:

1. Open the app.
2. Click on the profile icon appearing in the lower right corner of the screen to open your Profile tab.

3. Go to the video post that you wish to save.
4. Tap its corresponding menu button located in the upper-right corner and represented by three dots.
5. Click on “Save Video” or “Save”.

How to download your Instagram video story

Below is what you need to do to save Instagram videos added to your story:

1. Open the Instagram app on your device.
2. Tap on your stories, which appear on the top left-hand side of your feed along with your profile picture.

3. Press on three dots in the lower-right corner of the video clip you wish to download.
4. A secret More Options menu will pop up, then choose “Save Video” or “Video”. (There is an option to retrieve the whole story for iPhone owners).

After completing all of the aforementioned steps, you will see a confirmation message that the video clip has been successfully saved to the camera roll.

How to download other users’ Instagram videos

To save videos shared by other users, you can screen record the video. Lucky for iPhone users with the latest versions of iOS, there is a built-in screen recording function.

Nevertheless, Android owners can still do it via a third-party app such as “Screen Recorder With Audio And Facecam, Screenshot”, “AZ Screen Recorder” or “Ez Screen Recorder”