How can I post photos to my iPhone Instagram app from Google Drive?

To share a photo from your Google Drive to Instagram on your iPhone, you open the photo you want to share (by tapping on it), on the top right you'll see 3 little dots, tap the dots, and you'll get a list of options. Choose the 'Open in' option and that will give you the option to share with Facebook etc. if Instagram isn't there, go to the More option and enable it. Hope that helps - took me ages to work it out!


Since you are specifically asking for how to share from your "Insta library", by which you mean you'd like for photos and videos from Google Drive to behave like they're on your Camera Roll, here is the solution:

  1. Press 3 dots on the photo/video you'd like to post
  2. Press Send a copy
  3. Scroll down, and select either "Save photo" or "Save video"

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Now, when you open Instagram and try to post from your library, the item will show up as though it's in your Camera Roll.

This allows you to use the other options that Instagram offers, such as people or location tagging, cross posting, etc

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