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This wikiHow will teach you how to watch Live on Instagram using your mobile phone, tablet, and desktop computer. Since everyone has been spending more time indoors recently, Instagram released an update that allows you to watch Live streams on your computer instead of only using your phone or tablet.
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1Launch Instagram. The mobile app icon looks like a camera lens on an orange sherbert background. You can also sign in at https://www.instagram.com/ in any web browser.
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2Locate the Live you want to watch. In the Stories section (all the little profile pictures at the top of your screen or web browser), Live videos will have a colorful outline and the word "Live" displayed.Advertisement
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3Click or tap the profile picture to watch the Live. Once you join the Live, other viewers as well as the host will be able to see that you've joined.
- To leave a comment, you can tap Comment at the bottom of the screen if you're using the app, or Add a comment on the bottom right side of the web browser.[1]
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1. Launch Instagram.
2. Locate the Live you want to watch.
3. Click or tap the profile picture to watch the Live.
