Spring update expands lens access, panoramas and multi-camera shooting support.
Insta360 has rolled out a substantial spring update for its Flow 2 and Flow 2 Pro handheld gimbals, broadening support across both Android and iPhone and addressing one of the biggest frustrations for mobile creators: limited access to a phone’s full camera system. The update is aimed at making the company’s “pocket AI filmmaker” concept more practical across a wider spread of flagship handsets, while also improving hands-free shooting for solo creators who want more polished footage without relying on a second person behind the camera.
The most significant change is native multi-lens support for supported Android devices when using a Flow 2 series gimbal with the Insta360 app. According to Insta360, this now opens access to ultra-wide and telephoto lenses on selected phones from Samsung, Google Pixel, Huawei, vivo and OPPO, among others. That matters because it allows users to capture footage that better matches the native quality of the phone’s own camera app, rather than being restricted to a single lens or reduced functionality. For creators filming concerts, live sport, travel clips or vlogs, the update should make it easier to switch between broad establishing shots and tighter detail views while retaining stabilised movement.
Insta360 is also pushing improvements to its 360 panorama capture. The company says the Flow 2 series remains the first and only phone gimbal capable of producing true spherical panoramas, and the new 360 Panorama 2.0 mode now stitches those captures 50 per cent faster, generating a finished panorama in around 20 seconds. That is a notable practical gain for mobile shooters, especially when travelling or creating content on the move. Users can then choose a preferred frame from the spherical capture as a standard still or generate an interactive link for sharing to platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, allowing viewers to pan around the scene themselves.
For iPhone users, the update adds further workflow enhancements including Dual View Mode and Apple Watch Control. Dual View Mode is particularly useful, as it allows simultaneous recording with front and rear cameras or with two rear cameras, creating three separate clips from a single take. That opens the door to simple multi-angle content creation without extra cameras or complicated rigging, whether for reaction shots, interviews or more dynamic solo presentations.
Altogether, the update looks less like a minor app refresh and more like a meaningful platform expansion for the Flow 2 range. By improving lens access, speeding up panorama workflows and enabling broader multi-camera capture, Insta360 is strengthening the case for dedicated smartphone gimbals in a market where creators increasingly expect phone-based production tools to behave more like full camera systems.
