Overview
- Instagram rolled out the Replace Audio tool on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, which lets users swap the music on feed posts and carousels without deleting the post.
- Replacing a track preserves a post’s existing likes, comments, shares and reach so creators do not lose engagement when they change a song.
- To use the feature, open a post, tap the two-line menu at the top right, choose Edit, then select Original audio or Replace Audio to pick a new track from Instagram’s library.
- Meta says the update is meant to give creators more control and help content stay current, and the launch comes after the company removed a recent AI photo-editing feature that drew criticism.
- Instagram first added music to feed posts in 2022, and this editability removes the old tradeoff that forced users to delete and re-upload posts to change a soundtrack.