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How to Watch Instagram Reels on Your TV
Instagram never built a good way to watch Reels on a television. There is no clean TV app, so most people either give up or mirror their phone and broadcast their entire screen to the living room.
Here is a tidier way to put Reels on the big screen.
Why mirroring is not great
Screen mirroring copies everything on your phone to the TV: your notifications, your DMs, every tap. It also drains your battery and freezes your phone into a remote. For a relaxed watch with other people, it is more exposure than you want.
Cast a queue instead
SofaScroll lets you pick the Reels you want, then send only those to the TV.
- Add Reels. In Instagram, tap Share, then More, then SofaScroll. Each Reel joins your queue.
- Cast. Open SofaScroll, tap Cast, and select your Chromecast or smart TV.
- Control from your phone. Play, pause, and skip while the TV shows the video in a clean frame. Your private screen stays private.
Mix Reels with TikToks and Shorts
You probably do not only watch Reels. SofaScroll combines Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, X, and Facebook into one queue, so a TV night can include everything you saved without hopping between apps.
Make it social
Reels are funnier with the room watching. Invite a partner or friends to your room so the queue fills with everyone's finds, then save the best to a vault to replay another night.
In short
Skip the awkward mirroring. Collect the Reels you want, cast the queue, and enjoy Instagram on the big screen the easy way.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an Instagram app for TV?
Not a proper one for Reels. The common workaround is screen mirroring, which shows your whole phone. SofaScroll instead casts just a queue of Reels to the TV.
How do I cast Instagram Reels to a Chromecast?
Share each Reel to SofaScroll, then cast the queue to your Chromecast or smart TV so the Reels play in order.
Can I watch Reels on TV with someone?
Yes. Share a room so both of you add Reels, then cast the shared queue for a watch-together session.