How to Have Instagram on Apple Watch FREE (Series 1-5)

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Instagram on Apple Watch

If you’re curious and want to know how to have Instagram on Apple Watch, don’t worry about downloading a third-party app. Everything is already integrated into the watch, as long as you have the latest watchOS (watchOS 5 or newer).

Does Apple Watch Series 5 have Instagram?

No, the Apple Watch Series 5 does not have an official Instagram app. There is no Instagram app specifically designed for the Apple Watch. However, you can still receive and respond to Instagram notifications on your connected Apple Watch. To access features such as viewing your entire feed, watching stories, and visiting profiles, you would need to use a third-party app like Lens.

How to Have Instagram on Apple Watch?

Here in this tutorial, we’ll guide you step-by-step on how to have Instagram on Apple Watch, even if you have an older Series 1-5 model.

Setup

How to Have Instagram on Apple Watch

To get started, you’ll need the following:

  • An Apple Watch (Series 1-5) running watchOS 5 or newer.
  • An email account.
  • An Instagram or Facebook account. (Note: Twitter currently does not work with this method.)

How do I download Instagram on my Apple Watch Series 1 – 5? Here’s how to set it up:

  1. Open the Mail app on your smartphone.
  2. Copy and paste the URL links of Instagram from your Safari web browser.
  3. Send yourself emails containing the URL of both Instagram.
  4. Once you receive the emails, go back to the Mail app and click on the message.
  5. Quickly flag or move the emails to your VIP folders.
  6. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
  7. Scroll down and locate the Mail app in the list of available apps.
  8. Tap on the “Flagged” or “VIP” folders to access the emails you placed in those folders.
  9. Open the email and click on the URL you want to open.

Note: If it’s your first time logging in, you’ll be prompted to enter your email and password. You can use dictation or scribble to enter them. If you have a complicated password, consider changing it to something simple for quicker logins. Once you sign in, you can save the web browser so that it doesn’t ask for your password again.

  • You can like posts and browse through Instagram stories.
  • Note that Instagram stories only display still images and won’t play videos.

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Conclusion

Following these steps, you can enjoy browsing Facebook and Instagram on your Apple Watch for free, even if you have an older Series 1-5 model. This method utilizes the integrated Mail app and can open URLs from your wrist.