If you are someone who likes to share tweets on your Instagram Stories, then I’m sure your phone’s photo gallery is full of tweet screenshots. Well, that is about to be a thing of the past as Twitter now lets you add tweets to Instagram Stories with ease. If you want to learn how to do that, you have come to the right place. Here’s how to directly share a tweet on your Instagram Story on iOS and Android.

While Twitter now has an official method to share tweets to Instagram Stories, we have included two workarounds for sharing tweets on Stories on Android devices. So be sure to read the story till the end or use the interactive table below to jump to the desired section.

  • How to Share Tweets to Instagram Story on iOS
  • How to Share Tweets to Instagram Story on Android

How to Share Tweets to Instagram Story on iOS

Twitter first started testing this feature at the end of 2020. The company, however, has only recently enabled the ability to share a tweet on Instagram Story for all iOS users.

  • Once the iOS share sheet opens up, select the “Instagram Stories” option.

By following the steps above, you can share a tweet directly from Twitter to Instagram Stories with ease on your iPhone. However, the tweet in Stories will appear as a non-interactive image. It is not linked to the original tweet. You cannot tap on the tweet to open the tweet in the Twitter app, and that’s a little disappointing. Moreover, do keep in mind that you cannot add a protected tweet on your Instagram Story.

As for the process of sharing tweets on Instagram Stories using an Android device, you will, unfortunately, need to rely on workarounds for the time being. The direct share option is not available on Twitter for Android as of now. Hence, users still need to use tweet screenshots until Twitter rolls out the IG Stories integration on its Android app.

Method 1: Using Cropped Tweet Screenshot

  • Open the Twitter app on your Android device. Then, take a screenshot of the tweet you want to include in your Instagram Story.
  • Add the screenshot to a photo editing app of your choice and crop out the tweet.

Method 2: Using Photo Library Sticker

  • Open the Instagram app on your Android device. Move to the Story creation UI, as I have instructed in the steps above, and select any random picture.
  • Then, select the drawing tool from the options available at the top.

Now, you will agree that both the methods on Android are more tedious than the iOS process. However, as the ability to share tweets directly to Instagram Stories is limited to iPhones at the moment, Android users will need to depend on workarounds. There is currently no word on when the feature will be widely available to all users. We expect it will arrive really soon to cater to more Twitteratis. Also, let’s hope Instagram is more accepting of this integration and allow users to tap on tweets to see them on Twitter in the future.