Instagram’s new fast-forward feature works just like TikTok’s.

You can now skip ahead in Reels by holding down on either edge of the screen, which plays the video at double speed. Reels started out with a 15-second cap but can now run for up to three minutes, so playback controls make sense.
TikTok thought the same thing when it added a fast-forward feature, which you enable by… holding down on either edge of the screen. What a coincidence!
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Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/638041/auto-draft

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