Posted May 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM UTC
The Instagram iPad app no longer shows you Reels first.
When Instagram’s iPad app launched last year, it would open up to a feed of Reels instead of the usual mix of posts you might be familiar with from the iOS app. Now, though, the iPad app has a more familiar home feed that works like the one in the iOS app, as reported by 9to5Mac.
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