New Sharing Feature of GoPro Helps Move Content to Insta Directly From App

This is the news that is going to make you smile! No more million steps to connect GoPro videos and photos to the Insta Story feature, because GoPro App has simplified life hereon.

Beginning today, you can now add your GoPro photo/video directly to your Instagram story from the GoPro app in just a few taps. Other cool new tools you can experiment with include trimming your video to the exact clip desired, wide shot for that perfect angle and close-to-action clips adjusted to the convenience of sharing.

The new GoPro App/Instagram Stories feature works like this.

• Select a photo or video in the GoPro App, then tap Share and Instagram Stories
• Drag left or right to frame the perfect vertical crop (currently on iOS only)
• Trim your video to share exactly what you want and add any creative tools preferred
• Share your GoPro moment to your Instagram story, or share via Instagram Direct

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This update comes on the heels of Facebook launching an integrated sharing option for both Facebook and Instagram stories during the week’s Facebook conference. The app update shall help GoPro streamline its focus on software solutions. These software solutions will be aimed at refocusing on pulling out SD cards, then uploading and editing footage before sharing the content to the public.

The Instagram story sharing tools are available inside the GoPro app. The free updates from App Store and Google Play have already been publicized.

“Some of our best stories happen in places or in moments that you’re simply not going to use your smartphone,” said Nick Woodman, GoPro Founder and CEO. “Now that it’s easier to share straight to Instagram Stories, we can’t wait to see what the GoPro community will post.”

Begin sharing stories that a smartphone just can’t capture – share the experience of delightful adventures, crazy in-the-air videos and underwater mysteries. From ordinary to heroic, GoPro makes everything look and feel grander.

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