If you are reading this article, you are probably desperate to find the solution to the question that the vast majority of Android users have asked us in recent days; ¿Por qué no puedo grabar videos en Instagram?
Well, we have said Android because the problem is quite widespread in this community, unlike what arises with the iPhone where the option to record video on Instagram works from day one.
But why does this problem only occur on Android? The truth is that it is not really an obstacle, but rather a limitation on the part of Instagram, a limitation that affects the vast majority of Android phones and now we will explain why.
Why doesn't Instagram show the option to record videos on my android mobile?
The reason you don't see the new video recording feature in your Instagram app is because you have a version of Android less than 4.1 and therein lies the great limitation that brings the vast majority of instagramers Android users who see helpless as Instagram does not enable them to update the latest functionality of the app.
It is no longer enough that your phone has Android version 2.2 or higher, an essential requirement to be able to install Instagram, but if you want to record video on Instagram, you will have no choice but to update your Android version.
Now you will be thinking; Well, I update my phone to the latest Android version and that's it, now I can record videos on Instagram. Mistake! The 99.9%, not to mention the 100%, of Android phones with versions 2.x do NOT allow you to upgrade to version 4.1 or higher, so unfortunately your phone has just been off stage according to Instagram criteria.
If you are very interested in trying the new feature to record video on Instagram, you have no choice but to wait for Instagram to release this functionality to the rest of Android versions (which is not guaranteed) or as a last resort change your phone and get another with a compatible version of Android.
But what has led Instagram to make this decision? Well, the only explanation we see is that The new video feature on Instagram needs phones with several resources (processor, memory, etc.) and the only ones that have these resources are the phones of the highest ranges, with the latest versions of Android.
In short, Instagram should fix this problem as soon as possible, since the only thing it has achieved so far with this latest update is to segment Android users into 2 classes; a 1st class with full app functionality for wealthier users who can afford €400+ phones and a 2nd class - much larger in number - with a general discontent that feels like Instagram doesn't have them taken into account when implementing its latest functionality.
