{"id":133858,"date":"2019-03-29T15:23:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T15:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=133858"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:10:02","slug":"instagram-testing-for-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/instagram-testing-for-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram tests video fast-forward, rewind"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"InstagramFinally, we will have the ability to sift through our friends’ five-minute Instagram posts.<\/p>\n

Instagram will be adding a seek bar to videos<\/strong> in an upcoming update. Similar to one you might find on YouTube, the seek bar will let users skim through videos to fast-forward and rewind<\/strong> to the parts they want to watch.<\/p>\n

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The new feature was discovered by app\u00a0researcher Jane Manchun Wong<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Currently, users have to go through the inconvenient process of rewatching a video from the start<\/strong> and waiting to get to the part they want to watch. Being able to avoid an Instagram user’s cringey video intro or a few minutes of dull content will prove very useful.<\/p>\n

It is unknown whether or not this feature will be available in stories, but we can hope it will be. There is no set date<\/strong> for when the update will drop, but if we can wait this long, we can wait a bit longer.<\/p>\n

What next?<\/h2>\n

The ability to rewind and fast-forward videos will encourage more users to post longer content. Currently, videos are typically\u00a0less than a minute long due to the lack of that control. Content creators such as Twitch streamers and how-to video creators may upload some longer content to Instagram to reach out more to their audiences. This may inspire more people to try and become Insta-famous<\/a>\u00a0and monetize their Instagram pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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