Instagram Reels

How to turn off Instagram notifications about new Reels being shared

iPhone screen showing recently shared new Reels notification from Instagram with a Reels and bell icon in the background

Are you tired of Instagram notifying you of new Reels shared by someone else? It's no secret that Instagram does this to nudge you to open its app and spend time there. But in most cases, those recently shared new Reels may not be interesting and certainly not worth a notification alert pushed to your iPhone.

To address this, you can easily turn off Instagram notifications about new Reels being shared.Â