Instagram reportedly thinks sticking Reels in a separate app will remedy the sting of losing TikTok, but it may just leave us with two dying apps instead of one. Reading time 3 minutes In many ways, ...

Instagram launched Reels a few years ago, its own short-form video platform to compete with TikTok. Users can watch reels on Instagram's Reels tab, Explore page, and in their own feeds. Instagram ...

Have you ever swiped through your Instagram Reels feed and thought, "Wow, the only thing that will make this better is if someone else could also watch what I am watching and know that this is what ...

Instagram has upgraded its Reels Insights interface with new share rate, skip rate, and views-over-time data to give creators deeper performance tracking. These metrics arrive alongside algorithm ...

Instagram and TikTok’s apps might look even more similar before long. Instagram just announced a test rolling out to “a small group of people“ that makes Reels the default tab view when you launch the ...

Meta is testing a highly anticipated feature on Instagram Reels that allows users to pause a video just by tapping on it. For now, the ability to pause videos is only available to a small group of ...

Sit back with Reels on a big screen. Sit back with Reels on a big screen. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.

Short‑form video content has become the battleground for creators seeking audience attention, and the competition between Instagram Reels and TikTok stands out among the rest. With user attention ...

Instagram Reels is a feature that lets you create and share fun videos with music, filters and other effects. You might think that Reels shows you videos that match your interests and preferences, ...

Instagram is rolling out a new tool called Your Algorithm that gives you direct control over the videos that fill your Reels tab. Your interests shift as time moves on. Now your feed can shift with ...

If TikTok has a feature, you can be certain Instagram Reels will also eventually have that exact same feature.