{"id":300331,"date":"2025-04-08T23:44:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T06:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=300331"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:56:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:56:17","slug":"instagram-is-working-on-an-ipad-version-this-time-its-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/instagram-is-working-on-an-ipad-version-this-time-its-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram is working on an iPad version. This time, it\u2019s real"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After years of waiting and countless user requests, Instagram is finally developing a dedicated iPad app<\/strong>, according to a new report from The Information<\/em>. Despite being one of the most-used social platforms in the world, Instagram has never offered a native experience for iPad\u2014until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A long-overdue feature finally in progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Instagram\u2019s iPad app has long been one of the platform\u2019s most requested features. Currently, iPad users are forced to run the iPhone version, resulting in a zoomed-in, awkward interface that fails to take advantage<\/strong> of the larger screen. Now, for the first time in over 15 years, Meta seems ready to change that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report suggests that Meta is looking to boost Instagram usage<\/strong> as it navigates a competitive social media landscape, especially with TikTok\u2019s future in the U.S. still uncertain. The addition of an iPad app could help bring more engagement, especially from users who rely on tablets for content creation and media consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram changes course after years of excuses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In past years, Instagram leadership often downplayed the need for an iPad version. In 2021, Instagram head Adam Mosseri admitted that it “would be nice,” but not a priority. The justification was always the same: not enough users, not enough resources<\/strong>. Yet the demand never faded, and now it seems the company is finally responding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s no official launch date yet, and no guarantee the app won\u2019t be delayed or even canceled. But for the first time, there\u2019s real momentum behind a feature that many users have waited far too long for<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After years of waiting and countless user requests, Instagram is finally developing a dedicated iPad app, according to a new report from The Information. Despite being one of the most-used social platforms in the world, Instagram has never offered a native experience for iPad\u2014until now. A long-overdue feature finally in progress Instagram\u2019s iPad app has long been … Continue reading “Instagram is working on an iPad version. This time, it\u2019s real”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":300332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-300331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t