But you probably didn’t know this and already tapped on “Deny” when the prompt came up. You are now stuck with an app that won’t allow you to take photos and videos with loved ones. Before you throw in the towel and ditch your IG app, here’s a step-by-step guide to navigating your device settings and manually enabling your camera to access your Instagram account.
How To Enable Camera Access on Instagram on Android Device
Relaunch Instagram to confirm it now has access to the camera. The easiest way to verify the access is by opening a new Story view.
How To Enable Your Instagram To Access Your Camera on Your iOS Device
When done, leave the settings and open Instagram. Confirm that you can now access your device camera on IG by tapping on the Story button.
How To Update IG and Your Device’s Operating System
How To Update Your Instagram App
How To Update Your Device Operating System
How To Update Your iPhone or iPad
If your device is running on Android, here’s how to update it.
How To Update Your Device’s Android Operating System
Your android device will usually alert you whenever there’s an update available, but you can also be proactive and check if one is available and update your device. Here’s how to check available android software updates and update your device: If you have followed the above steps but still can’t get your camera working on IG, you need to check if your device’s camera is working in the first place. To confirm, try taking pictures with the Camera app on your phone’s home page. If it’s not working, have that fixed first. Then follow the steps to allow it to access Instagram.
Wrapping Up
Instagram helps you and your friends share funny and memorable life moments with friends and relatives. Your newly installed Instagram app is perfect for that. It will allow you to take, edit and share pictures and videos with your friends on the app. But that’s only possible if you have enabled camera access on your IG. If you didn’t do that immediately after launching the app, this article gives you a step-by-step guide on how to do it whether you are using an Android or iOS device.
