How to use Instagram Direct messenger without Reels or Discover on Android?
Check if the Facebook Messenger suits you. You might need a Facebook Account and will be a new contact for your chats. We will continue with a solution where you will modify your Instagram app.
You can’t disable Reels without disabling your home feed, including your friends posts and image on the mobile app.
- Download the Kiwi Browser. It is the only trustworthy browser that supports all chrome extensions.
- Open Kiwi Browser
- Install this extension: IGPlus – Entferne Instagram Reels, Entdeckungsseite (google.com)
- In the three-dot-menu, select IGPlus
- Turn on “Disable Feed(experimental)”
- Open https://instagram.com
- In the three-dot-menu, select “Add to homescreen” and follow the prompts
Solution (iOS)
Because of limitation by Apple, you are not able to disable Instagram Reels in the browser or in the app. Check if the Facebook Messenger suits you. You might need a Facebook Account and will be a new contact for your chats.
Solution: Disable Instagram Reels on your desktop browser.
This is the best solution, because you will still be able to view stories and posts from your friends. But you still have a distraction free experience, without recommended posts, stories or reels.
- In any desktop browser, install IGPlus
- Download for Firefox: IGPlus – Entferne Instagram Reels, Entdeckungsseit – Holen Sie sich diese Erweiterung für 🦊 Firefox (de) (mozilla.org)
- Download for all other browsers: IGPlus – Entferne Instagram Reels, Entdeckungsseite (google.com)
- Open Instagram in your browser and enjoy.