Taking part in a social media challenge just got a whole lot easier thanks to the new challenge sticker for stories!
Social media challenges have been hugely popular in 2020 with everyone from Drake to the cast of Friends jumping on the trend.
But coordinating a social media challenge isn’t always that simple. Do you have to wait for a nomination? Are there other ways to join in? And how do you nominate other users?
The new sticker streamlines all of these steps! Here’s everything you need to know:
How to Use Instagram’s New Challenge Sticker
From #FliptheSwitch to #TrickShot and #DontRush, 2020 has been the year of social media challenges — and not just on Instagram! TikTok has also been hugely important in driving the challenges trend.
But the biggest driver has been… well, quarantine life.
As more and more people stay home to flatten the curve, social media challenges have blown up as a way to stave off boredom while having fun with friends and family.
But until now, there hasn’t really been a “standardized” way to give and receive nominations for challenges.
But Instagram’s new challenge sticker could change that!
Now if you see a challenge you want to participate in while scrolling your friends’ stories, you can join instantly by tapping on the sticker.
Doing so will bring you to the Instagram Stories camera where you can record your challenge and then nominate a few friends — it’s as simple as can be.
Here’s how to use the new challenge sticker for Instagram Stories:
Start by opening the stories camera and recording your challenge. Once you’re done recording, open the stickers tray and tap the challenge sticker.
Next, type in the name of the challenge (you can also browse through Instagram’s challenge database by typing in keywords like “don’t rush”).
Finally, nominate a few friends by tagging them directly in the story.
And that’s it! Anyone you tag in your story will be notified by DM and they can either re-share it to their own stories or tap the sticker to attempt the challenge themselves.
Note: If you come across a story with a challenge sticker being used (and you weren’t tagged in the story!), you can tap the sticker to browse through other people’s challenges or you try the challenge yourself.
Are you a fan of the new challenge sticker for Instagram Stories? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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