How to auto scroll Instagram Reels on iPhone
Guide · Updated
Short answer
Open any Reel, tap the three-dot menu and turn on Auto-scroll. Instagram then moves to the next Reel when the current one ends. To choose when to move on, or to go back, without touching the screen, use Scroll Feed: it opens Reels inside the app, and you tilt your head.
Turn on Instagram's Auto-scroll
- Open Instagram and go to the Reels tab.
- On any Reel, tap the three-dot menu.
- Turn on Auto-scroll.
Instagram then moves to the next Reel each time the current one ends. Turn it off the same way.
If you don't see Auto-scroll
- Instagram is rolling the option out gradually, so it isn't on every account or in every region yet.
- Update Instagram from the App Store, then check the menu again.
- If Auto-scroll stops working, check that the switch is still on.
- It works in the Instagram app only, not on Instagram's website.
Scroll Reels hands-free with a head tilt
Auto-scroll only moves forward, and only when a Reel ends. Scroll Feed lets you skip or go back with a tilt of your head.
- Install Scroll Feed and tap the Instagram tile marked Reels on its home screen.
- Prop your iPhone or iPad up and follow the three-step setup.
- Look up for the next Reel. Look down to go back.
Good to know: Instagram Reels opens as Instagram's mobile website inside Scroll Feed. Sign in on Instagram's own page; Scroll Feed never sees your password.
Auto-scroll or Scroll Feed?
| Feature | Instagram Auto-scroll | Scroll Feed |
|---|---|---|
| When it moves | When a Reel ends | When you tilt your head |
| Skip a Reel early | No | Yes, look up |
| Go back | No | Yes, look down |
| Availability | Rolling out gradually | iPhone or iPad with iOS or iPadOS 15.6 or later |
| Where | Instagram app | Instagram's mobile site inside Scroll Feed |
Want hands-free control everywhere on your iPhone instead? See iOS 26 Head Tracking.
Scroll Feed
Tilt your head to scroll TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Free for iPhone and iPad.