You can add background music to your Instagram stories using the Music sticker. Adding music to Instagram stories makes them more engaging and exciting for your followers. The Instagram app has a dedicated music search bar for you to select and add your favorite songs to stories.
Sometimes Instagram music search may not work when you want to use it for story on your iPhone. You can add background music to your Instagram stories right from your phone, but the popular melody might make sense to join a trend.
Here are the best fixes for Instagram Music Search not working on iPhone.
1. Switch from mobile data to Wi-Fi
Accessing music search for Instagram stories using mobile data is always tricky. You may not be getting good internet speeds or connectivity is spotty. Switch from mobile data to Wi-Fi to enjoy faster Internet speeds on your iPhone. Connect to the best Wi-Fi network available around you and check if that helps.
2. Connect to 5 GHz frequency band
If you have a dual-band router, we recommend switching from a 2.4 GHz frequency band to a 5 GHz frequency band to experience faster internet speeds on your iPhone. After connecting to a 5 GHz band, check your internet speed to make sure you are not having any issues with your service provider. We also suggest you sit closer to the router.
3. Switch from a business account to a personal account on Instagram
If you use a business account on Instagram, you can turn it into a personal account. For those using an Instagram Business account, there is a limit to access music from recording artists due to potential copyright infringement.
Here’s how you can switch to a personal account on Instagram.
Step 1: Open the Instagram app on your iPhone.
2nd step: Tap the Profile icon in the lower right corner.
Step 3: Tap the Hamburger Menu icon in the upper right corner.
Step 4: Select Settings from the list of options.
Step 5: In the Settings menu, tap Account.
Step 6: Scroll down and tap Change account type.
Step 7: Tap Switch to personal account
Step 8: Tap Switch to personal account again to confirm.
Step 9: Reopen the Instagram app after some time and see if the issue is resolved.
You can always switch back to your business account by following the same steps mentioned above.
4. Use VPN service on your iPhone
If some music tracks are not appearing in Instagram Music Search, they may not be available in your country. You can try a VPN service on your iPhone to browse music search. However, the experience can be a little slow. Here’s how you can add a VPN service to your iPhone.
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2nd step: Scroll down and tap General.
Step 3: Scroll down in the General Settings menu and select VPN & Device Management.
Step 4: Tap VPN.
Step 5: Tap Add VPN configuration.
Step 6: Add your VPN service details and tap Done to connect.
Step 6: After connecting to a VPN, open the Instagram app and check if the issue is resolved.
To get the most out of your VPN service, you can read our article on how to increase VPN speed.
5. Log out and log back in on Instagram
Sometimes your account sessions on your iPhone may not allow you to use the app properly. So you can completely log out of Instagram and then log in after a few minutes. Of course, this won’t delete any of your Instagram data and you can do that by following these steps.
Step 1: Open the Instagram app on iPhone.
2nd step: Tap the Profile icon in the lower right corner.
Step 3: Tap the Hamburger Menu icon in the upper right corner.
Step 4: Select Settings from the list of options.
Step 5: Scroll down in the Settings menu and tap Sign Out.
Wait a bit and log back into your Instagram account.
6. Update the Instagram app
If you still can’t use Instagram Music Search, it might be due to a bug or glitch in the current version of the Instagram app on your iPhone. We suggest you update the Instagram app and check if the issue is resolved.
Update Instagram
7. Check if Instagram is down
If none of the steps mentioned above helped you, Instagram may be experiencing downtime right now. You can visit Downdetector and search Instagram to see if this is indeed the case. If there is any global or regional outage regarding Instagram Music Search, you will notice it on the dedicated page. You will have to wait for Instagram to fix this issue.
Add Music to Instagram Stories
Apart from the native music search options, there are a number of free apps to add music to Instagram videos. Also, you can add many more interesting things to your Instagram stories to make them more attractive. Read our Instagram Story tips to up your social game.