Instagram Story Video Quality Bad After Upload? Fix It!

If you are an Instagram user, you will be aware of the importance of Instagram video/photo quality. However, on Quora and Reddit, you see lots of threads like this.

My videos become poor quality after uploading them to Instagram. There is no problem with the video. Why and how to fix this problem?

- Question from a Quora User

There are many reasons why Instagram video quality bad issue happens. Check the following content to solve this tedious problem.

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Table of Contents

Part 1. Why Instagram Story Video Blurry Issue Happens

To solve an issue, the first step is to know the reason why it happens. In general, we summarized the reasons into the two main factors.

Video blurry issues don't happen on Instagram. You will also encounter the same problem on TikTok, YouTube, and other video hosting sites. In 2023, at least 95 million photos and videos are being uploaded to Instagram each day. To make the videos upload and share faster, compressing them and lowering down the video quality are the best options.

Your phone also plays a decisive role. If your phone is not under a good Internet connection, or have too many caches, you may not be able to enjoy or upload videos in the highest quality on Instagram.

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Part 2. How to Fix Instagram Story Video Blurry Issues

There is nothing we can do change Instagram uploading mechanism, but we can change a few settings and tell Instagram that we want to upload videos to Instagram in the highest quality.

Fix 1. Check Internet Connection

If your Internet connection is not stable, the uploaded Instagram story videos might get blurry because they are not fully loaded. That’s not all, while you are uploading videos to Instagram under bad Internet connection, Instagram will automatically reduce the video quality in order to successfully upload it.

To check the Internet connection, you may try browsing videos on other video hosting sites, download videos. If things don't go well, try to connect your devices to a stable WIFI or switch to mobile data

Fix 2. Reset Network Settings

If other phone works fine under the same Internet connection, but yours just work encounters frequent network issues, it is time to reset network settings to make sure you get the best Internet.

On iPhone, to reset network settings, you have to go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. On Android phone, you need to go Settings >Backup and reset > Reset Network Settings.

Reset Network Settings

Fix 3. Never Upload Photos/Videos Restored from a Backup

Restored your phone from a backup? Try other videos. The clarity of photos and videos may change during backing up or restoring process, especially for iOS users.

Fix 4. Adjust Camera Settings

When your phone can’t capture high-quality video, here is what you do to adjust phone camera settings to capture the video in the highest definition.

On Android:

Adjust Camera Settings on Android

On iPhone:

Adjust Camera Settings on iPhone

Fix 5. Mind the Video Size Limit

Instagram limits the size and quality of the photo and video you uploaded. If you are uploading a video or photo that is too large, Instagram will compress it so that your video could be loaded faster. As a solution, don’t use phone’s camera. Use Instagram’s camera instead.

It is fine that you don't want to use Instagram camera. However, you must keep in mind the following Instagram video limitations.

Fix 6. Update the App

When you are in the older version of Instagram, the Instagram Story video might appear worse. Update it so that you can enjoy the new Instagram journey.

To update the Instagram app, you should launch the Play Store or App Store, go to Manage Apps. Find Instagram, and click the Update button next to it.

Fix 7. Enable High-Quality Uploads on Instagram

Instagram burns your mobile data. To prevent you from overusing the data, Instagram provides you a setting to keep your mobile data usage to a minimum. This will significantly lower your Instagram feed quality. This is what you do to toggle off this settings.

Enable Upload at Highest Quality

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