Instagram finally launches iPad app after 15 years

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00:00Instagram finally launches iPad app after 15 years.

00:05Instagram finally launched a native app for iPads after 15 years,

00:09starting September 3rd, 2025,

00:12compatible with iPadOS 15.1 or later,

00:15fulfilling long-standing user requests.

00:18The iPad launched in 2010.

00:20Instagram launched later that year.

00:22Yet it took 15 years to adapt to larger screens.

00:26In June, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman noted

00:28meta-employees were actively testing the app,

00:30anticipating a year-end release.

00:32Questions about it may now finally diminish.

00:35Instagram's new iPad app is redesigned for bigger screens

00:38and focused on lean-back entertainment.

00:41Here's what's actually different.

00:43It opens with Reels,

00:44adds a reorderable following tab,

00:46all friends and latest feeds,

00:48offers side-by-side messaging and notifications,

00:51expandable comments that don't block videos,

00:53and fewer taps overall.

00:55Instagram says the goal is more features

00:57with less effort while keeping it simple.

01:00If you've used the stretched iPhone app

01:02or web version on your iPad,

01:04try this new app.

01:05Instagram's proper tablet UI

01:07will soon come to Android devices.

01:10The iPad app is free on the App Store.