For years, Instagram has allowed users in supported regions to add music to their Stories. With a catalog of millions of songs, users can select a few seconds of a particular track to attach to their Instagram stories. Music support on Instagram finally expanded with the launch of Reels. The company is now testing the feature on posts on a limited regional scale.
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The feature is currently being tested with a small percentage of people. Users in India and some other unspecified countries have already started receiving it. If you're part of the server-side rollout, you'll find the new music selection when preparing a post to share. You'll then be able to select the few seconds of a specific song you want to include. The feature works like the feature in Instagram Stories and Reels.
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Instagram lets you view Reels that have a specific song attached to them. This way, you can see the different creations that people have posted using the same song. By extending music support to feed posts, users can similarly view other public posts that include a specific track. Additionally, the grid includes a “Use Audio” button so you can effortlessly create your own post using it.
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It's unclear when and if music support in feed posts will be rolled out to new regions and a higher percentage of users. As a limited test, the feature may never see the light of day on a global scale.
Information source: xda-developers.com
