Now, repost Instagram Stories you are tagged in

When someone mentions you in their story, you receive a notification in your ‘Direct message’ thread

June 08, 2018 12:22 pm | Updated 12:23 pm IST - San Francisco

The Instagram app logo is displayed on an iPhone on August 3, 2016 in London, England

The Instagram app logo is displayed on an iPhone on August 3, 2016 in London, England

Facebook-owned Instagram announced a change to its “Stories” feature which will allow users to instantly repost a “Story” they are tagged in, as theirs.

“When someone mentions you in their story, you receive a notification in your ‘Direct message’ thread with that person. Now you’ll see an option to add that content to your own story,” Instagram wrote in a blog post late on Thursday.

The feature “@mention Sharing” only applies to public accounts and is available as part of Instagram version 48 on Android and iOS.

The original poster’s username will appear automatically when a “Story” is reposted on a different account.

Users will have choices and options to scale, rotate, position and add creative tools like text and stickers to the reposted “Story”, Instagram added.

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