Instagram finally has an iPad app. I tried it - and it's the Cadillac of doomscrolling.

"Shockingly, there had never been a true iPad Instagram app - you could download the regular Instagram mobile app and use it on an iPad, but it was a uniquely crummy experience - you could use it with a phone-sized display or zoomed out, and the whole thing was clunky and sad. Finally, there's a new iPad version, nearly 15 years after Instagram first launched. (The iPad, also launched in 2010, just barely predates Instagram.)"

"I tried it out on my iPad (which, honestly, I don't use all that much other than occasionally for scrolling on the couch when I leave my phone in the other room), and I have to say: This is the Cadillac of doomscrolling. The biggest difference the iPad app has from the phone version is that it always opens onto the Reels tab. No more pretense that you might be hoping to see "photos" from your "friends" in the main feed."

Instagram released a dedicated iPad app that replaces the previous phone-sized or zoomed experience with a native interface. The app launches directly to the Reels tab, emphasizing a video-first experience. Stories appear at the top of the interface alongside the Reels feed. Sound is muted by default on the first video, and scrolling slightly down enables audio playback without tapping a sound icon. The iPad design suits couch-based, long-form scrolling and accelerates consumption of short videos. The release arrives nearly 15 years after Instagram's debut and follows the iPad's earlier 2010 introduction.

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