Instagram has started its work with simple photo sharing. After that, so many features have added to this popular forum.
People are using all the fantastic tools of Insta one by one after being added to this platform.
Features like: Instagram video, Story, Shop, Reels, Direct message, etc., are users’ favorites.
The direct message has been updated so many times, and now it has become one of the main tools for connecting people. You can chat, send GIFs and emojis, send voice messages and do voice calls and video calls on Instagram Direct.
Most of the users prefer DM for texting and talking with their friends.
Here, we want to discuss video chats on Instagram. How can we start video calling, and how can we record it? So stay tuned.
How to start video chatting on Instagram?
If you want to know how to begin a video chat on Instagram, first decide who you like to start a video call with? After that, follow these simple steps to call them and enjoy this amazing feature:
- Open direct message with that user.
- Tap the plane icon in the top-right from the feed.
- Tap your finger on the video camera icon in the top right in a direct message (either just one person or a group chat).
- After that, a video call will be started.
- Before all these, make sure you have allowed Instagram to use your camera and microphone.
You can start video chatting with your desired user on Instagram unless they have muted you! In that case, they don’t like to join a video chat on Instagram.
The other user will see an incoming call on his phone.
The user can swipe up to join the video chat, or swipe down to decline. It is not a full-screen alert. It is just an alert with the button “accept” or “decline” in the upper half of your screen.
In the next part, we will discuss recording your desired video calls on Instagram.
How can you record an Instagram video chat on an iPhone device?
First, we must ensure the screen recording option is accessible; by default, this task is not active, so we must handle it manually.
- Go to “Settings” and then to “Control center.”
- You can select what will be displayed in your control center from this part.
- Click on “Customize Controls” and then select the option “Screen recording.”
- Now the “Screen recording” button will appear.
- In open the Instagram app and find the user you want to make the video call,
- Enter conversation at the top menu starts the Screen recording.
- Start the video chat with your friend. Now you are calling and recording simultaneously.
- In the end, stop the screen recording by sliding the top menu.
- It will be saved in your Gallery.
How can you record an Instagram video chat on an Android device?
On Android devices, you have a screen recorder in the notification bar. If you don’t, add it from the notification bar setting.
It is a handy tool, and it is better to be in this section. The process is the same as iPhone devices.
All you need to accomplish is following the steps below:
- Navigate to the app, and find the person you want to call.
- If they are not in the direct section, you can search them by their username, and after entering their profile, tap on message (in case you are following each other.)
- Before starting the video call, tap to record your screen in the notification bar.
- Now you can start video chatting, and after it is done, press the stop button to end the recording.
- You can find the saved file on your Gallery.
Using these steps, you can record a video chat on Instagram. Just make sure you have allowed the screen recorder to record the screen with its audio.
The app will ask permission before recording the audio, so NO worries!
Overall, it may be said:
Recording video chats with your friend and family is OK! But with other users, it isn’t moral. If you are not sure whether they are comfortable, you can ask them. It is a polite way, and you can respect their privacy.
Besides the mentioned ways to save a video call on Instagram, you can download third-party apps if your phone doesn’t have a screen recording tool.
We hope you find your answers after reading this article. If there is any vague point, you can ask us in the comment section. We will gladly answer.
