United Kingdom, March 28 -- Instagram has introduced a new speed-up feature for Reels.

The Meta-owned social media platform launched their current video feature in 2022 as a replacement for IGTV, and now a new update will allow users to double the speed of the already short-form video content.

A rep for Meta told CNET: "This has been a highly requested feature from our community, and we hope being able to fast forward helps give you more control over your Reels.

A long press the right or left edge of the screen while watching the Reel will activate the 2x playback speed and releasing from the screen will put the content back at its normal play rate.

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