This wikiHow teaches you how to delete or save an Instagram Story post, or edit an already saved Highlight segment setting on your iPhone or iPad. The Story segment allows you to upload photos and videos that can be watched within 24 hours to your profile. While Instagram doesn't allow you to edit Story content, you can still save or delete any content after it's uploaded.
You can also change the highlight album cover photo or Highlight, as well as change its name.
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Method 1 of 2: Saving or Deleting Stories
Step 1. Open the Instagram app
The icon looks like a white camera on a purple and orange background. You can find it on your device's home screen or application folder.
Step 2. Tap Your Story in the top left corner of the screen
You can see the button Your Story ” below your profile photo, in the top-left corner of the feed page. Story content that you upload will be displayed.
If Instagram immediately shows another tab, tap the little house icon in the lower-left corner of the screen to open the feed page
Step 3. Tap on the three-dot icon at the bottom right corner of the Story
The Story options will appear in the pop-up menu.
Step 4. Touch Delete on the pop-up menu to delete the Story upload
This option is shown in red text above the menu. After that, the upload will be permanently removed from the Story segment.
Touch " Delete ” in the confirmation pop-up window.
Step 5. Touch Save on the pop-up menu to save the upload
With this option, you can save your Story uploads to the gallery (camera roll) of your iPhone or iPad.
You can choose " Save Story ” to save it as an animated video, or “ Save Photo ” as an image.
Method 2 of 2: Editing Instagram Story Highlights Segments/Albums
Step 1. Open the Instagram app
The icon looks like a white camera on a purple and orange background. You can find it on your device's home screen or application folder.
Step 2. Tap the profile photo in the lower right corner of the screen
You can see the profile photo inset in the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen. Your profile page will be opened after that.
Step 3. Touch the highlight album or Highlights you want to edit
You can see all the Highlight album collections under the profile photo on the profile page. Touch an option to open it.
Step 4. Tap on the three dots icon in the lower right corner of the screen
Editing options will be opened in the pop-up menu afterwards.
Step 5. Touch Edit Highlight on the menu
The editing menu of the selected Highlight album will load on a new page.
You can also select Remove from Highlight in the menu to remove content. This option is shown in red text at the top of the screen. The post will be removed from the Highlight album afterwards
Step 6. Touch Edit Cover under the Highlight inset
It's a blue button below the album cover photo inset, at the top of the screen. You can edit a selected cover photo or search for a new photo.
Step 7. Select the cover photo you want to use at the bottom of the screen
You can tap all the content in the album at the bottom of the screen, then use it as the album cover photo.
Alternatively, you can tap the image icon in the lower-left corner of the screen and select a photo from your device's gallery (camera roll)
Step 8. Hold and drag the image inside the circle
With this mechanism, you can select a section or area of the upload to be used as a Highlight album cover photo.
You can also zoom in or out on an image by pinching it or spreading it out using two fingers
Step 9. Touch Done in the top right corner of the screen
The cover photo for the Highlight album will be saved afterwards.
Step 10. Enter a new name in the "Name" field
You can touch the text field next to " Name " and edit the title of the Highlight album.
Step 11. Select the uploads you want to add to the album under the “Selected” section
Touch the Story content under the " Selected " segment/title to add or remove it from the album.
- A blue tick appears in the corner of the selected Story. This means the Story will be added to the Highlight album.
- Touch the selected Story again to remove it from the album.
- If you see an empty circle in the corner of the content instead of a blue tick, the content has not been added/available in the album.
- You can also touch the tab “ Archive ” next to "Selected" and adds the archived Story to the Highlight album.
Step 12. Touch Done in the top right corner of the screen
The new Highlight album settings will be saved and updated.
