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Instagram Pilots TV App for Reels on Amazon Fire TV in the U.S.

The test targets shared living-room viewing with personalized channels, launching without ads.

Overview

  • Instagram for TV is live as a U.S.-only pilot on select Amazon Fire TV devices, bringing short-form Reels to the big screen.
  • The app organizes Reels into personalized channels across categories like sports, music, travel and trending moments for lean-back viewing.
  • Up to five accounts can be added per TV, with on-screen features to search creators, like videos and browse comments.
  • Content follows a PG-13-style approach with extra safeguards for teen accounts to suit shared household viewing.
  • Instagram calls this an early test with potential features under consideration such as phone-as-remote, shared feeds and broader device and market expansion in 2026.