How To Screenshot an Instagram Post

Jessie Richardson Read more October 4, 2021

Screenshots have become a part of daily life for most people. Whether it’s a funny meme or some important information, taking a screenshot can be very useful. After some messaging apps have introduced the option to automatically delete your messages for everyone, screenshots have become even more significant.

On Instagram, it’s not only your DMs that you may want to screenshot. Stories only last for 24 hours, and then they are gone to everyone but the user. If you want to send a private post to someone who’s not following that person who posted it, taking a screenshot may be the only way. But can you screenshot Instagram posts? How about stories? And will anyone find out about it?

How to Screenshot an Instagram Post

The short answer to the question, if you can screenshot an Instagram post, DM, or story is – yes. It’s just like taking a screenshot of anything else on your mobile phone. How do you take a screenshot? It depends on what kind of smartphone you’re using.

iPhone

On iPhone X or newer, screenshot by pressing the Lock button and Volume Up button at the same time.
On older iPhone models, screenshot by pressing the Lock button and Home button at the same time.

Android

Android models vary a bit more in the way they take screenshots, but these are the most common:

Press the Volume up button and Power button at the same time.
Hold the Power button and select Screenshot from the list
Swipe down from the top of the screen and select Screenshot from the list.

Will the Other Person Know I’ve Taken A Screenshot?

For those who are worried about the poster knowing you’ve taken a screenshot of their post, don’t worry – you’re safe. They will never know unless someone tells them. Instagram users don’t receive notifications when someone screenshots their posts or stories. Until 2018, people were indeed able to see who took a screenshot of their story.

There is still one situation where the other user will be notified about you taking a screenshot. When you send a disappearing image to someone via a DM, a notification will appear if a screenshot is taken of that image

Saving a Post for Later in Instagram

Note that if you’re taking a screenshot to save a post for later, you can do it another way. There’s an icon in the right corner below every post, allowing you to save it to your collection, so you can go back to it when you have more time or wish to see it again.

Can I Download a Photo from Instagram?

Directly downloading your own content from your Instagram account is fairly easy. If you’ve accidentally deleted the whole Instagram folder from your Gallery, you’ve lost your phone, or it got stolen, don’t worry about recovering your photos. It’s quite easy.If you want to directly download all of the photos and videos from your account, there are a couple of different options.

If you’re looking to download someone else’s posts or story directly, not via screenshot or screen record, there unfortunately is no direct way. There are, however, a few different workarounds.

Sharing Is Caring

Instagram is, without a doubt, an entertaining platform. Not only can you enjoy lovely photos, but you can also stumble upon a few wise words here and there. If you’d like to share them with your followers, you can take a screenshot without getting in trouble because the person who posted will never know. There are also other ways to share great content with your friends, depending on the author’s privacy settings.

Do you take screenshots when scrolling through Instagram? Let us know in the comments section below.