Tap on the Add to story icon in the Stories bar at the top of news feed. On desktop enter a status update in the familiar way, but you’ll be offered to add it to your story as an alternative to creating a status. Alternatively, you can tap the camera icon in the top left of your screen or swipe right from news feed. Tap the record button to take a photo or tap and hold it to record a video. You can also upload from your camera roll. If you want to save a photo or video, tap the download icon. Tap Your Story to add to your story, and then tap the send button.
Tap on the “Your Story” icon in the Stories bar at the top of news feed. Tap the record button to take a photo, or tap and hold it to record a video. You can also upload from your camera roll. Swipe up or tap the effects icon to add frames, masks, or camera effects. You can also tap the Aa icon to add a caption or tap the doodle icon to doodle. Tap Your Story to add to your story and then tap the send button.
Tap a friend’s profile picture in the Stories section at the top of your news feed. They will be able to see you have viewed their story. While viewing a story, you can tap on the left of the screen to move backwards or tap on the right of the screen to move forwards. You can also tap and hold to pause a story.
While you’re viewing a story, tap “Write a direct reply to [their name]”. Direct replies can be found in the Direct section of the Facebook app and can only be seen by you and the recipient.
To open Direct, tap the Direct button in the Facebook Stories row. To view the photo or video, tap the blurred preview image. To reply with a message, tap “Reply to [Friend’s Name]” To exit the photo or video, tap the X in the corner.
