How to Save Instagram Reels Directly to Your Phone

Instagram makes it incredibly difficult to save videos directly to your device's camera roll. While they offer a "Save" feature, that only bookmarks the video within the app. If the creator deletes the Reel, you lose access to it forever.

To truly keep a video, you need to instagram download video files to your local storage. Here is how you can easily save instagram reels to phone galleries using FityDown.

Saving Reels on Android

For Android users, you have two fantastic options:

• Option 1: The FityDown App. Install our instagram reel saver android application. Simply copy the link in Instagram and tap our floating Edge Panel button. The video will be saved straight to your Gallery.
• Option 2: The Web Tool. If you don't want to install an app, simply go to our instagram video downloader website in Chrome. Paste the link and click download.

Saving Reels on iPhone (iOS)

Apple's iOS handles downloads a bit differently, but it's still very straightforward:

1. Open Instagram and copy the link to the Reel.
2. Open Safari and navigate to FityDown.
3. Paste the link and tap the Download button.
4. Safari will ask if you want to download the file. Tap "Download".
5. Once finished, tap the blue arrow next to the URL bar, select "Downloads", tap the video, tap the Share icon, and finally select "Save Video". This moves it to your Photos app.