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Instagram is testing a “Lite” version of its Android app
TechCrunch reports today that Facebook-owned Instagram is testing a lite version of its app in Mexico ahead of a wider rollout later in the year.
Instagram Lite, which is officially listed on Google Play weighs...
Instagram launches Emoji sliding scale – a new way to poll your friends and...
Instagram has launched a new feature which they're positioning as a fun new way to interact with your friends and followers on Instagram. The emoji slider sticker for Stories gives your friends the new...
Instagram may soon offer a soundtrack for your Stories
According to code found hidden within the Android version of the Instagram app it appears that you may soon have the option to add soundtracks for your Instagram Stories.
The code, which was initially found...
BlackBerry takes Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to court over messaging patents
BlackBerry Limited, the now very-reduced Canadian business enterprise software company is taking Facebook and its subsidiaries, WhatsApp and Instagram, to court in a case where BlackBerry alleges Facebook (and its subsidiaries) infringe on its...
Instagram is the next platform to add GIF stickers
Apparently the world needs more GIF stickers -- at least that is what Instagram thinks and it is hard to blame them as everyone else has done it. Today they have added the...
Instagram for Android now has an alpha test version which you can try
Instagram is Facebook's social network for foodies, bikini enthusiasts and everything in between. Centered on sharing photos, there's a good chance you've used Instagram or at least heard of it, and it's kind of...
Instagram releases Face Filters for live videos – Snapchat gets a sense of déjà-vu
Instagram has today announced a new feature for Live Videos, Face Filters, which will let you add a kitten face, sunglasses or a rainbow to your face while streaming live.
It's a neat feature, but...
You can now share a replay your live video on Instagram Stories
Instagram has announced that Instagram users can now share a replay of their live videos on Instagram Stories.
The oft requested feature is now available, for Instagram users with an option to share your video...
Instagram introduces Location and Hashtag Stories on Explore tab
Instagram is working to make discovering stories and pictures from locations more discoverable, this morning adding Location and Hashtag Stories to the Explore tab.
It's pretty simple, if you're looking at the explore tab and...
Instagram introduces face filters and more as it looks to take on (read: emulate)...
Instagram has taken to its blog overnight to announce that it is bringing face filters and more to the service, as it looks to take on Snapchat.
Face filters, as the name suggests, gives you...
Instagram has announced that Android now has an offline mode
At the Facebook annual developer conference, F8, subsidiary Instagram has announced a new offline mode for Android users.
The feature allows most of the functions available online will be available offline with the changes made...
Instagram now allows you to share multiple videos and photos in one post
Instagram has announced that you can now share up to 10 photos and videos in one post to the photo sharing app.
The new feature, which will be enabled via an app update which is...
Instagram’s algorithmic feed looks to be on its way again
While users focus on Instagram's visual makeover in the last week, it seems changes are afoot behind the scenes to implement a more significant change, the move to Instagram's algorithmic feed.
It was only in...
Instagram is trying business profiles, with easier contact, directions and more
Being owned by Facebook, it kind of makes sense that Instagram would develop business profiles for the countless business users that use Instagram as part of their social media presence to grow their brands....
Instagram rolling out a new quick edit screen on Android
Instagram seems to be rolling out a new quick edit screen to its Android users which squeezes things into a single, simpler page that lets you add comments, tag people and apply filters.
Droid-Life writer...