Automation / VA Device control method updates?

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sl33k3r

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Hi all, long time BHW member- just sadly haven't used this site in awhile and wanted to see how things have progress or not.

I am a long term instagram blackhatter, have achieved over 1bn reach in the last year on oraganic traffic.


I'm currently looking for the bestway to mass post reels on a daily basis, I have VA's that do daily work for me and I could get them to also post on reels on accounts but want them to be in the U.S. I thought about doing an iPhone reel farm, I have a large stock on iPhone X's to 14's here and my idea was to get my VA's to login via RDP and do their work & logoff when finished- it seems like that isn't really plausible way to go, I'm guessing the best way is to go all andoid?

I have been trying out other methods, like Geelark, Socifly (instafly) and others but they all don't seem to be as stable as having physcial phones on hand.

Thank you
 
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It’s helpful to see where it broke before and how you’re tightening things up now. Curious how you're managing reliability across different devices—are you testing on real hardware or emulators? Also wondered if you’ve benchmarked how fast the VA responds under load.
 
If you plan on mass posting reels on a daily basis, then I suggest you look into a real device automation. Go to the "want to buy" section of blackhatworld and you will find someone that has it or can code it for you.
 
For work in bulk, it is either a phone farm or an automation tool. Out of curiosity, what were the drawbacks with Instafly, i.e. the reason it is not a good option for you? I've been meaning to test them out.

For a phone farm, there are softwares to set it up easily (mainly for Android). For example, do a search on Youtube for "software for android phone farm" and there'll be plenty of ideas.

For automation tools, there are others. SuSocial is for example posted as a service here on BHW (do a search for it).
 
AspiringNomad said:
For work in bulk, it is either a phone farm or an automation tool. Out of curiosity, what were the drawbacks with Instafly, i.e. the reason it is not a good option for you? I've been meaning to test them out.

For a phone farm, there are softwares to set it up easily (mainly for Android). For example, do a search on Youtube for "software for android phone farm" and there'll be plenty of ideas.

For automation tools, there are others. SuSocial is for example posted as a service here on BHW (do a search for it).
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Instafly is good, but not great. Support is fairly bland and generic. also, I'm trying to get out of API automation. accounts don't stay on the bot for a long period of time. I have had some accounts go from zero to 10k in under a week from the bot, but just very time consuming. I have yet to have a solid accounts stay on more than 5 days without some sort of errors or perm ban.

I have heard about SuSocial, yet it is still an API base? I will look into it.
I know I could easily do an Andoid phone farm but I am aware that Meta favors iOS devices and typically gives them a better trust score off the bat, thats why I'm leaning on a iOS based system, it doesn't even have to be automated- I can have VA's hop on and do their tasks daily.
 
sl33k3r said:
Hi all, long time BHW member- just sadly haven't used this site in awhile and wanted to see how things have progress or not.

I am a long term instagram blackhatter, have achieved over 1bn reach in the last year on oraganic traffic.


I'm currently looking for the bestway to mass post reels on a daily basis, I have VA's that do daily work for me and I could get them to also post on reels on accounts but want them to be in the U.S. I thought about doing an iPhone reel farm, I have a large stock on iPhone X's to 14's here and my idea was to get my VA's to login via RDP and do their work & logoff when finished- it seems like that isn't really plausible way to go, I'm guessing the best way is to go all andoid?

I have been trying out other methods, like Geelark, Socifly (instafly) and others but they all don't seem to be as stable as having physcial phones on hand.

Thank you
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Don't go for cloud phones, majority of them leaks fingerprints and are not reliable. On top of that, they're not even close to being affordable.
 
duke1921 said:
Don't go for cloud phones, majority of them leaks fingerprints and are not reliable. On top of that, they're not even close to being affordable.
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Yeah, definitely not planning on that. I want this to be all in-house.
 
I stay updated on automation and VA device control methods by following tech blogs, YouTube tutorials, and Reddit forums. I regularly test new apps, firmware, and routines on my smart devices to see what works best in real-time.
 
Have you tried going all Androids and controlling it via Software in your PC?
 
Yup best way to go about it is definitely all Android.

If you're setup is good you're chances of getting banned is close to zero, and by properly using app cloners and + mobile proxies you should be able to post a lot of reels from a high volume of accounts.

Phone farms will beat all other practices out there everyday
 
sl33k3r said:
Instafly is good, but not great. Support is fairly bland and generic. also, I'm trying to get out of API automation. accounts don't stay on the bot for a long period of time. I have had some accounts go from zero to 10k in under a week from the bot, but just very time consuming. I have yet to have a solid accounts stay on more than 5 days without some sort of errors or perm ban.

I have heard about SuSocial, yet it is still an API base? I will look into it.
I know I could easily do an Andoid phone farm but I am aware that Meta favors iOS devices and typically gives them a better trust score off the bat, thats why I'm leaning on a iOS based system, it doesn't even have to be automated- I can have VA's hop on and do their tasks daily.
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Ah okay, so Instafly will not be much better than other automation tools. Thanks for letting me know.

I don't have direct experience with SuSocial but remember it being API-based when I looked into it.

Yes indeed, less spam stemming from iOS devices :)
 
Only_Growth said:
Yup best way to go about it is definitely all Android.

If you're setup is good you're chances of getting banned is close to zero, and by properly using app cloners and + mobile proxies you should be able to post a lot of reels from a high volume of accounts.

Phone farms will beat all other practices out there everyday
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You have any reliable software you recommend for this kind of set up?
 
apathy01 said:
You have any reliable software you recommend for this kind of set up?
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Have been using my own custom software for the last 7 years with constant tweaks and optimizations

Would definitely say that's best practice, but I'm pretty sure you can buy some plug n play software out there as well. You just need to be ready to be able to play and optimize with that code whenever instagram pushes a new update, client has some custom requests, or growth is stagnating
 
Has anyone been able to find reliable software that they can have VAs use? I'm looking at scrcpy but not sure if it will cause issues.
 
I run my own mass reels farm on iOS via automation. I would avoid using remote control solutions with Instagram as they can actually detect screen recording, VNC, airplay and more.
 
Welcome back! For mass Reels posting, Android is more scalable and VA-friendly than iPhones. Use physical devices + 4G proxies for stability. Geelark/Socifly lack consistency at scale.
 
Only_Growth said:
Yup best way to go about it is definitely all Android.

If you're setup is good you're chances of getting banned is close to zero, and by properly using app cloners and + mobile proxies you should be able to post a lot of reels from a high volume of accounts.

Phone farms will beat all other practices out there everyday
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I actually built a pretty decent setup in house, I currently have seven iPhones being controlled remotely on my server by VA's
 
Dastar046 said:
Welcome back! For mass Reels posting, Android is more scalable and VA-friendly than iPhones. Use physical devices + 4G proxies for stability. Geelark/Socifly lack consistency at scale.
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Thanks for the warm welcome! I actually dove deep in my office for the last month and built a pretty decent setup in house, I currently have seven iPhones being controlled remotely on my server by VA's! :)
 
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