Instagram Is Coming To iPad, 15 Years Later (theverge.com)
(Wednesday September 03, 2025 @05:20PM (BeauHD)
from the it's-about-damn-time dept.)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/03/207217/instagram-is-coming-to-ipad-15-years-later
- Source link: https://www.theverge.com/news/769460/instagram-ipad-app-launch-reels
After years of requests, Instagram is [1]finally releasing a dedicated iPad app on September 3rd... "But it will be slightly different than the mobile app users are accustomed to," reports The Verge. From the report:
> Most significantly, the iPad app will open directly to a feed of Reels, the company's TikTok competitor -- perhaps a sign of the short-form-video times. [...] Other features will be available on iPad: Stories will still line the top of the homepage, and users will be able to switch to a "Following" tab where they'll be able to swipe between feeds that more resemble the mobile Instagram experience (including a chronological option). The bigger screen means more space and fewer clicks: comments on Reels will appear next to full-size videos, and the DMs page will have your inbox alongside chats, similar to what Messenger looks like on desktop.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/news/769460/instagram-ipad-app-launch-reels
> Most significantly, the iPad app will open directly to a feed of Reels, the company's TikTok competitor -- perhaps a sign of the short-form-video times. [...] Other features will be available on iPad: Stories will still line the top of the homepage, and users will be able to switch to a "Following" tab where they'll be able to swipe between feeds that more resemble the mobile Instagram experience (including a chronological option). The bigger screen means more space and fewer clicks: comments on Reels will appear next to full-size videos, and the DMs page will have your inbox alongside chats, similar to what Messenger looks like on desktop.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/news/769460/instagram-ipad-app-launch-reels
Meh... (Score:2)
by sit1963nz ( 934837 )
In another 15 years I STILL would not have used the products on any of my machines.
I have a general rule, if I can not use a standard web browser (where I run ad blockers etc etc etc) then I can not and will not use their system
15 years...? (Score:1)
So...what is this Instagram thing?
I'm guessing some sort of social media thing, eh?
;)
Re: (Score:2)
I thought it was for quick cocaine delivery.