NoReel - Reduce screentime. Disable Instagram's addictive features

This app provides most of instagram features but with the option to disable addictive features for a better and healthier user experience. This drastically reduces screentime.

DISCLAMER: This app is not related to Instagram or Meta. NoReel only provides a Web browser visiting www.instagram.com with browser modifications such as removing the Reel icon UI component. NoReel is not intended to block ads or to prevent revenue. NoReel does not interfere Instagram data usage. NoReel's data policy applies as for visiting www.instagram.com.

Screenshots

| Home Feed | Explore Page | Settings Page | |:---------:|:------------:|:-------------:| | <img src="/docs/home_page.png" alt="Home Feed" width="250"/> | <img src="docs/explore_page.png" alt="Explore Page" width="250"/> | <img src="docs/settings_page.png" alt="Settings Page" width="250"/> | | The normal home screen. At this picture Only followed feed is activated. | The explore/search only with search due to Explore feed deactivation. | The settings/account page. You can access the NoReel settings <br> via the orange button and customize NoReels features.

Installation and releases

The app is only provided as APK file, which is the application format for android apps. Download NoReel.apk by clicking on it. Note that android will warn you about the app several times. You have to ignore these warnings to be able installing the app.

The APK file must be installed manually. A tutorial how to install an APK file is linked here.

For more versions visit the relase tab.

Features

Reel feed deactivation

With this feature you can deactivate the reel feed. So you never spend hours scrolling through the feed again wasting your time. But when friends send you reels, you can only watch them. So only the best content for you.

Only followed feed

You get content that you are not subscribed to in your home feed? Not if you active Followed feed. Then you will only be shown content that is really useful to you. The content of your followers, your friends! You'll see how quickly you can bring yourself up to date without random content

Explore feed deactivation

The explore feed is similar to the reel feed: addictive. So why not deactivate it? You will have more time to spend of meaningful things.

Story strips deactivation

You don't want to spend hours swiping through stories. Then this is your feature! When deactivating the story strip you will no longer see stories at you home screen. But you are able to see stories via the profile if you really want to see THAT story.

Home feed deactivation

You have enough of scrolling through the home feed and don't want to use the Followed feed as well? Then you can deactivate the home feed completely. This feature is not related to Story strips, so if you want to see only stories you can.

Disable message notification icon

It can be distracting to be constantly reminded of messages that you have unread. You can deactivate the red icon that shows your unread messages and interact with your friends and followers more organically.

Limitations

The app uses the web version of instagram and their limitations. But the app is still well usable. If there are any other issues with limitations not listed here, please feel free to write an issue.

Limitations are:

• Not available for IOS / Apple
• Long content loading time
• No instagram camera (only file upload)
• Less pretty UI than original instagram app
• General story creation limitations
  • No filters
  • No stickers
  • No music
  • (some others)

Contribution

Feel free to commit to the project be it feedback, feature request, PR or any other form of contribution. Please use the issue tab for communication or write an email to kalle.bracht@outlook.de