I am looking for a UI (web browser or app) to use on my Android phone that lets me access instagram, but which doesn't give me such easy access to reels and other video content. I am imagining something similar to Newpipe that uses a different UI to provide access to the same content, but which isn't such an attention trap.
Is there a reason that instagram and facebook have such curated experiences while youtube is able to get presented so differently by third party apps?
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cole@lemdro.id · 6 pts · 175d
I've used MyInsta to disable reels
frongt@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 175d
This is the one I'm using too. Now if only it had a setting to change the primary feed to "followed" or disable the suggested posts.
Edit: the revanced patch might work. It worked for aeroinsta.
Edit: it did not work on the unclone version and I can't figure out how to make revanced run on the clone apk
Meron35@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 175d
Just use revanced - it has a whole bunch of patches which specifically disables reels etc, in addition to blocking ads.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 3 pts · 175d
Would be interested too, or in bridges. I primarily am only there because of a few agencies that only have Insta, and family who refuse to use anything else. I never write anything and would love a way to read directly from somewhere else
cactus_head@programming.dev · 1 pts · 160d
Hey, this is a greasyfork userscript i found that auto directs you to Pixwox(the frontend for instagram)
gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 175d
I haven't tested Nora but it may be promising. I use AeroInsta, which is unfortunately defunct . I'll look for alternatives when that starts to fail.
pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 175d
ZebraGoose@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 174d
Check out aeroinsta https://aeroinsta.app/
Drinvictus@discuss.tchncs.de · -1 pts · 175d
i wouldn't trust any Instagram app other than instafel. it's the only one that's open source.