Instagram is working on more features and reportedly these features are all set to arrive on the app. According to the latest information, Instagram is looking to adopt new iOS features. And while there are a number of users incessantly asking for an iPad app, Instagram has decided to give its iOS users something else: an App Clip.
Instagram for iOS will soon have an App Clip
Version 319.0.2 of the Instagram app available to beta testers via TestFlight introduces an App Clip. For those unfamiliar, Apple describes an App Clip as a “small part of an app that lets you do a task quickly, like rent a bike, pay for parking, or order food.” In other words, it’s like a mini app that you can try out without having to download the full app.
When it comes to the Instagram App Clip, it lets users experience the Reels short video platform that’s built into the main Instagram app. Similar to TikTok’s App Clip, the Instagram version will let users watch a Reel in the app’s native interface even when they don’t have Instagram installed.
For example, if someone sends you an iMessage with a link to an Instagram Reel, it will open in the App Clip instead of your default web browser. Users can keep scrolling to watch some other popular Reels and even tap to share a specific Reel with others. After watching around six Reels, the App Clip prompts the user to download Instagram to continue watching Reels.
