Neowin News Feed for: Reels

It's about to become harder to turn off your Samsung TV, thanks to Instagram

Aditya Tiwari — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:08:01 +0000

Meta found a new way to serve Instagram right in front of your eyes. The social media platform is now available on Samsung TVs. Read more...

Instagram announces new experiment to satisfy its obsession with Reels

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 08:06:01 +0000

Instagram announced that it's testing a new layout for some users to highlight its biggest crowd-pulling features. Read more...

Meta's translation feature now supports some of its largest Reels markets

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:42:03 +0000

Meta's AI feature that lets creators translate and lip sync videos is now expanding to support some of its largest Reels markets. Read more...

Meta is trying to give us yet another Reels-first social media platform

Paul Hill — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:50:01 +0000

Meta is trialing a Reels-first experience on Instagram for a limited audience in India. If it's successful, don't be surprised if it expands to a phone near you. Read more...

Instagram joins the 3 billion monthly active club alongside Facebook and WhatsApp

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:16:01 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg says Instagram now has 3 billion monthly active users, roughly one-third of the population on Earth. Read more...

Instagram has a weird bug that doesn't allow sharing Reels with some, but there is a fix

Usama Jawad — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:44:01 +0000

Many Instagram users are experiencing a rather strange bug that restricts them from sharing Reels with certain profiles, but fortunately, someone has discovered a fix. Read more...

You may soon need to enter a code to unlock Reels on Instagram

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:08:02 +0000

Instagram is testing a new Reel feature that requires users to unlock it with a code and a provided hint. Read more...

Instagram may launch a separate app for Reels amid TikTok's uncertainty in the US

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 07:50:01 +0000

TikTok's uncertain future may have given Meta-owned social media platform Instagram, to launch a separate Reels app. Read more...

These are the six new features I want added to Instagram in 2025

Aditya Tiwari — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:58:01 +0000

Instagram added several new features in 2024 to please its users. Here's a wishlist of some new features Instagram can add in 2025 to improve the user experience on its platform and fix bad stuff. Read more...

Instagram now lets you post trial reels to experiment with fresh content

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:30:01 +0000

Creators on Instagram can now test their fresh content ideas through a feature called Trial Reels. It has started rolling out and will reach creator accounts globally over the coming weeks. Read more...

Meta rolls out new Facebook features including Local and Explore tabs

Paul Hill — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:42:01 +0000

Meta is introducing several new features on Facebook, including Local and Explore tabs, aimed at enhancing user experience and content discovery. Read more...

Meta says that all videos on Facebook will now be vertical, adds more video controls

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:42:01 +0000

Meta has added new video controls, unifying all forms of videos, long, short, vertical, or horizontal, to a singular vertical format by default with new video controls, such as fast-forward. Read more...

Instagram Reels download feature is now available for everyone

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 05:40:02 +0000

Instagram has started rolling out the ability to download Reels globally. The feature, previously available in the US, lets users save Instagram Reels uploaded by public accounts to their devices. Read more...

Meta brings HDR support for Reels, revamped Video tab, new video editing tools

Aditya Tiwari — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 19:20:01 +0000

Meta has announced a number of updates for videos on its platform including new video editing tools, HDR support for Reels, and the ability to comment on Reels directly from the Facebook app. Read more...

Now you can officially download Reels from the Instagram app

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 06:34:01 +0000

Instagram has added a new feature to its social media app that let you download Reels for offline use. However, the download option is only available for reels uploaded by public Instagram accounts. Read more...

The limited time YouTube Stories videos are going away for good on June 26

John Callaham — Thu, 25 May 2023 23:06:01 +0000

YouTube Stories launched in 2017 under the name Reels and were supposed to compete with Instagram and Snapchat with videos that would disappear after seven days. Now they are going away for good. Read more...

Instagram rolls out a redesigned editor for Reels, a trending section, and more

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:16:01 +0000

Instagram has added a load of new features and changes for Reels. It includes a brand-new video editor, new Reels metrics, and a dedicated section to find fresh content ideas for Reels. Read more...

Facebook records 2 billion daily active users and outlines Messenger plans

Paul Hill — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:56:01 +0000

Meta has revealed that Facebook saw 2 billion daily active users recently. It has also outlined some of its plans for messaging across its library of apps, including making it easier to share content. Read more...

Instagram releases in-app post scheduler for creators and businesses

Justin Luna — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:26:02 +0000

Instagram now supports scheduling of posts and Reels within the app itself, eliminating the need to use third-party software. The platform will now also reward creators for using the app more often. Read more...

You can soon schedule posts and reels within the Instagram app

Justin Luna — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 07:08:01 +0000

Instagram is testing a new feature that allows users to schedule their posts and reels within the app. The feature was first discovered in July but was regarded by Meta as an early prototype. Read more...

TikTok becomes second most popular video app in the U.S. among under 35s

Paul Hill — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:22:01 +0000

TikTok has become the second most popular video app in the U.S. among under 35s. Research from Omdia said TikTok saw a large growth in the time people spent on the app and could overtake Facebook. Read more...

Meta extends the date for creators' revenue cuts

Anushe Fawaz — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:42:01 +0000

Content creators can enjoy relief on revenues for another year with Meta's new policy. Revenue cuts on subscriptions etc will now be from 2024. More monetizable features have been introduced too. Read more...

You can now pin up to three posts to the top of your Instagram profile grid

Usama Jawad — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:16:01 +0000

Instagram now allows you to pin up to three pieces of content, including posts and Reels, to the top of your profile grid. The idea behind the feature is to improve content visibility. Read more...

Instagram is testing a TikTok-style full screen mode on its home page

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 03 May 2022 18:08:01 +0000

Instagram is testing a new format to make people watch more videos by making its home page even more immersive with full screen mode. This is similar to the full screen experience on TikTok. Read more...

Meta now allows third-party apps to share reels directly to Facebook

Rahul Naskar — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 06:54:01 +0000

Meta has introduced a new way for developers to make reels easier to share on Facebook. 'Sharing to Reels' feature will allow users to share videos short-form videos from third-party apps on Facebook. Read more...

Instagram now offers auto-generated captions to videos, 17 languages supported at launch

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 20:56:01 +0000

Videos on Instagram will have auto-generated captions, and the feature will be enabled for all. Users can choose subtitles from 17 languages. The AI should get better with more users and languages. Read more...

TikTok to allow longer-form content with up to 10-minute videos, challenging YouTube

Alap Naik Desai — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 19:32:02 +0000

TikTok is gradually allowing its content creators to record and upload longer-length videos, stretching up to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, social media platforms are adopting TikTok's successful formula. Read more...

Meta is bringing Facebook Reels to more than 150 countries

Paul Hill — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 01:44:02 +0000

Meta is expanding Facebook Reels to more than 150 countries around the world. It said the format was the fastest growing for video content and it believes that content creators will benefit. Read more...

Reels is now officially rolling out on Facebook in the US

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:54:01 +0000

After a month of testing Reels on its main app, Facebook is finally making the rollout official. Creators will be able to push Reels on both Instagram and Facebook following the rollout. Read more...

Instagram revamps its homepage, brings dedicated Reels and Shop tabs

Abhay V — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:26:01 +0000

Instagram today announced a major revamp to its app's homepage, a first for the firm in years, introducing dedicated tabs for its short-video sharing service, Reels, and Shop in the bottom bar. Read more...

Instagram is testing dedicated Reels and Shops tabs on the home screen

Garg Ankit — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 08:22:01 +0000

Instagram is testing three different layouts for the home page of its app. Each one of these involves adding Reels and Shops tabs in the main navigation bar at the bottom of the screen. Read more...

Instagram now lets users create short video Reels

Paul Hill — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:42:02 +0000

Facebook has launched Instagram Reels, a TikTok competitor that lets content creators put out 15-second videos. Facebook is likely attempting to seize on TikTok on-going dilemma in the U.S. Read more...

YouTube debuts Reels, a feature that will attempt to compete with Instagram and Snapchat

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 21:16:01 +0000

If you've been looking for a way to share more informal content on YouTube, Reels is in beta and could be a solution. The feature allows creators to post content in a "stories" format. Read more...