Instagram is one of the most powerful social networks in the world, and the Stories they are undoubtedly his forte. The filters they are protagonists, and the application has been renewed to make it easier for us to find them. The system still has limitations, because among other things there is no search engine that simplifies the process; However, what we do have is a complete panel that serves as Filter browser for Stories, like a gallery where they are all.
The social network Instagram introduced the Stories to face Snapchat and not only stood up to it, but took the position from it. And as we progressed, much of the fault lies with the Instagram Stories filters. It's something that Mark Zuckerberg's company can't stop working on. And among the changes that have been added is the one we mentioned, a explorador that lets us see a preview how they work and, of course, find new filters created by the community. These two are the ways we have to get filters for Stories.
Difference between Instagram filters
Do not confuse the simple filters that we have when sliding the screen once the photo is taken, with these filters with effects. The filters are the classic ones, the simple ones, those that come directly from the simple filters of normal Instagram posts. Instagram filters do not modify what is in the photo, they only filter it to modify aspects related to how that same photo looks and the colors above all.
Meanwhile, These Stories effects do modify the photos, you can make your face look different, you can put on a hat or make your face open or look like an alien. They are just that, effects that modify the photos.
Another difference is that, in general, we can even create our own effects, although this requires a computer program, so we will be able to use effects from external creators, not just those on Instagram. While, native filters for stories are only created by Instagram and you can not put others that are created by third parties.
How to use the Filter Explorer for Instagram Stories
You simply have to open the Instagram application and go, how could it be otherwise, to the Stories. You can do this by 'clicking' on your profile photo at the top left, or by sliding the screen to the left. When you are here you will see the main or secondary camera; what you have to do is click on one of the filters and at the bottom you will see its name with an arrow that also points downwards. Click there and select the option Explore effects.
The Effects gallery. At the top you have the sections Instagram, Selfies, Love, Color and Light, Camera Styles, Moods, Fun, Environment, Animals, Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Weird and Creepy, Events, Hobbies and Causes. These are all the available sections, and when you choose one you will see that the gallery changes to show you the corresponding category. Now, you would simply have to select one to open its preview.
We will give it to 'try', and that's it. If we want to save it, we will click on its name and the arrow pointing down again and, from the options that appear, we will select Save to camera. That is, exactly the same process as before, but by clicking on 'save to camera' instead of selecting again the access to 'explore effects'. The other way is as simple as, when you see a Story from any of your contacts, click just below their name so that the same filter that you have used is displayed in your Stories.
How to search filters by names
A missing feature that many users hailed Instagram was searchable filters manually. Until now, it could only be added from other stories uploaded to the social network or from the browser that has divided the filters by categories. Two quite useful ways but that fell short if that desired effect did not appear anywhere.
For a long time and several updates, it is possible to search by key names the many filters. In this way, Instagram has included a magnifying glass in the browser itself of the app. Therefore, you just have to do a few simple steps:
- Access the Stories and slide to the left until you reach the end of all the filters.
- In the same browser, click on the magnifying glass located in the upper right and search for a word.
If you are interested in knowing some of the best filters that are currently used the most, we are going to leave some of them so that they can be directly searched by words in the magnifying glass. Some of them are the following:
- Big head
- Friends Character
- eye bb
- Mood
- Heaven
- Freckles or freckles
- Queens
- Arachnophobia
- Harry Potter Quiz
- Filipearante 2.0
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