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Posting via the Instagram app, without it being a distraction: - Plainview's posting buttons now open the Instagram app, which has better posting tools than those available here. - A new App blocking setting blocks the Instagram app, and unblocks it for 15 minutes whenever you post from Plainview. Blocking can be paused at any time in Settings. Requires iOS 26.5 or later.
Plainview is Instagram with your friends front and center, and without the machinery that competes for your attention. No Reels, no Explore, no algorithm trying to keep you scrolling. Sign in with your own Instagram account, on Instagram's real login page, and get an intentional version of the service you already use. WHAT YOU GET - A customizable landing page and default feed of only the accounts you follow, with newest posts first - Stories, upgraded from a thin strip to a full-page grid - Direct messages - Search, profiles, likes, and comments - No Reels, no Explore, no suggested posts, no video autoplay - Optional app blocking, to keep the Instagram app from being a distraction HOW IT WORKS Plainview loads instagram.com and applies local filters on your device with nothing sitting between you and Instagram. Your credentials go directly to Instagram, never to us. Plainview collects no data. Requires an existing Instagram account. WHAT'S MISSING - Reels and Explore are gone by design. - Push notifications aren't supported yet. - Posting opens the Instagram app's camera, since Instagram's web tools are limited; app blocking keeps that app from being a distraction the rest of the time. Check in, see your friends' posts and stories, answer your messages, and close the app. That's the point. Plainview is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Instagram or Meta. Instagram is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc.