Facebook and Instagram Reels receiving new features

Meta, Facebook, and Instagram's parent company, recently announced that new creative tools and features will be added to Reels over the coming weeks. 

Some of these features include polls, quizzes, and emoji slide stickers, which were previously available in Instagram Stories.

Meta also announced that suggested reels will be launched in Facebook feeds globally. This will give creators more ways to be found by new users and increase reach.

Facebook Reels is also receiving the option to create and schedule reels on desktops through Creator Studio - an option that was available in only iOS and Android before. 

Meta will also launch video clipping tools on desktops to publish both longer videos and short clips. Video game streamers will also get the option to make short clips in the form of reels using their recorded streams. 

New audio tools are also announced to be added to Facebook Reels that will reportedly enhance the quality of voiceovers and recordings. The new audio features will also enable users to have digital voices read texts on reels using the text-to-speech function. 

In Instagram Reels, users will now be able to extend videos for up to 90 seconds, import audio and use a new 'Use Template' function to pull audios and clip sequences from other reels.