Get Ready: Instagram Hints at Exciting Custom Sticker Feature, Still Under Wraps!

Instagram's Latest Experiment: Crafting Your Own Stickers for Halloween Posts, Fingers Crossed for a Timely Arrival!

Considering cutting ties with Instagram? Before you hit delete, hold tight. The platform is finally stepping up its game with a new feature in testing: custom sticker creation.

During a recent broadcast, Instagram's bigwig Adam Mosseri demoed how the tool works. Simply pick a photo, highlight your desired subject, and voilà! Instagram generates a free-floating sticker ready for your Reels and Stories.

Instagram's Custom Sticker Feature: Still Under Wraps

Exciting news on the horizon for Instagram enthusiasts: custom stickers might soon join the lineup of ways to enhance your posts.

Similar to other recent sticker additions leveraging AI prompts, this feature promises to elevate your Reels and Stories experience.

Yet, unlike its readily accessible counterparts, the option to craft custom stickers from your photos remains veiled in secrecy.

Besides Mosseri's recent sneak peek, Instagram has stayed mum about the tool, leaving users in the dark about who's testing it and where they're located.

How to Make Custom Stickers on Instagram

With limited insight into the workings of the new sticker creation tool, we can only speculate based on Instagram's existing sticker functionalities.

When crafting a Story or Reel, access the stickers icon at the top of your screen after selecting or recording your content.

This menu showcases various sticker options and customization features, including 'Add Yours' for AI-generated stickers or overlaying your content with a photo icon.

However, these options differ from the free-floating stickers demonstrated by Mosseri; they involve straightforward image placement rather than independent stickers. Additionally, while you can create custom avatars, this feature remains distinct from the upcoming promise.

Instagram’s Busy 2023 Continues

Instagram has certainly kept busy this year. While Meta's social media powerhouse has rolled out a slew of new AI features and debuted Threads, a standout Twitter alternative, it's also faced the fallout of a hefty lawsuit settlement.

In response to Illinois state law violations, Instagram is shelling out a whopping $68 million to affected users.

Amidst this flurry of activity, the potential addition of free-floating sticker creation remains a wildcard in Instagram's yearly lineup. Nonetheless, if it arrives in time for Halloween, it's bound to be a welcomed treat for users.