Keep Instagram DMs, block Reels
The reason most people can't quit Instagram is the DMs. Here is how to keep them and lose the feed.
For a lot of people, Instagram DMs are the group chat. Delete the app and you go quiet on your friends.
The trade you are actually making
You do not want to leave Instagram. You want to stop being fed Reels while you are there. Those are different problems and Instagram only offers a solution to the first one (deleting the app).
What Feedwise does
- Keeps DMs, including voice notes, photos and shared posts.
- Keeps your home feed (people you follow only) and Stories.
- Removes the Reels tab, the Reels shelf, Explore, "Suggested for you" and sponsored posts.
- A Reel shared in a DM opens and plays. There is no next one.
Setup
Install Feedwise, open Instagram inside it, log in. Your DMs work immediately. Nothing about your Instagram account changes.
Try it. It's free.
Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat without the feeds. DMs stay.