Is there a setting to turn off Reels on Instagram?

Instagram has none. Reelmute is the setting: Instagram opens in Reelmute with Reels and Explore already removed, and it holds, so you are not re-picking the Following feed every time you open the app.

Yes. DMs, profiles, posts and search keep working. Reelmute takes out the endless part and leaves the part you opened the app for.

Can I remove the Explore page too?

Explore is already gone in Reelmute, alongside Reels. Suggested posts, Stories and ads are switches you flip whenever you want them gone as well.

Does it work without deleting Instagram?

That is the whole point. Your account, your followers and your messages are untouched — Reelmute changes what Instagram shows you, not whether you have it.

How to remove Reels from Instagram on iPhone

Open Instagram inside Reelmute and Reels and Explore are already gone. Suggested posts, Stories and ads go too, whenever you want them gone. DMs, profiles, posts and search keep working.

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What Instagram's own controls do

Instagram ships no setting that turns Reels off — no toggle, no menu, no hidden flag. What it does give you is the Following feed, which shows the people you actually follow in the order they posted and drops the suggestions, and a Not interested control that nudges the ranking. The Following feed is the closest thing to a Reels-free Instagram that Instagram itself offers, and it resets to the algorithmic feed each time you open the app, so it is a choice you make again every session rather than a state the app holds.

What Reelmute removes from Instagram

Reels and Explore — already gone the moment Instagram opens in Reelmute. Suggested posts, Stories and ads go too, whenever you want them gone. DMs, profiles, posts and search keep working.

Reelmute opens each network in its own space and strips the feed out before the page draws, so there is nothing to switch on again tomorrow. Shield the native app with Screen Time and this becomes the way in.

Questions

Is there a setting to turn off Reels on Instagram?: Instagram has none. Reelmute is the setting: Instagram opens in Reelmute with Reels and Explore already removed, and it holds, so you are not re-picking the Following feed every time you open the app.
Do I keep my DMs?: Yes. DMs, profiles, posts and search keep working. Reelmute takes out the endless part and leaves the part you opened the app for.
Can I remove the Explore page too?: Explore is already gone in Reelmute, alongside Reels. Suggested posts, Stories and ads are switches you flip whenever you want them gone as well.
Does it work without deleting Instagram?: That is the whole point. Your account, your followers and your messages are untouched — Reelmute changes what Instagram shows you, not whether you have it.

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