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New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on June 29, 2022) follows:
Owned by Meta, Instagram is the fourth most popular social media platform on the internet. It is slowly climbing up the ranks and now has more than 2 billion users.
Instagram generated a whopping $47.6 billion in revenue last year, accounting for around half of Meta’s total revenue.
But lately, many have been complaining about bugs and issues such as the app showing ‘This effect is not available in your country’ error message and Reels music not working or unavailable.
And now, Instagram users are reporting they are unable to post Stories using the camera. However, the camera roll seems to be working just fine.
Adding to the trouble, several users are also complaining about the translation feature not working. Many are frustrated since they are unable to understand people they had followed from another region.
You can see in the image below how it looks like when users try to translate a message.
Unfortunately, Instagram is yet to acknowledge any of the issues. That said, we have a couple of workarounds that might help fix these problems.
Those on Android can try clearing app data and cache to see if it fixes the problem. If the camera is not working, make sure Instagram has permission to use the camera on the device.
If this doesn’t work, try uninstalling the current version and download an older version of the app to see if it helps.
Those on iOS should ensure the app has permissions to use the camera. We hope Instagram developers soon release an update that fixes both issues.
As always, we will be updating this space when the problem is resolved so make sure you stay tuned to PiunikaWeb.
Update 1 (June 30)
10:36 am (IST): A user suggested that camera works when you swipe right on your feed. So, those who are unable to post stories using the camera can try this as a temporary workaround and see if it helps.
Update 2 (July 1)
12:08 pm (IST): One of our readers has suggested a potential workaround that might help you fix this issue. You can check it out below.
Thanks for the tip: Susan Mathew!
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