While the
Android Market has grown rapidly in recent times there are still many
applications available to iOS users that Android users would love to have access
too. One of these is the free Instagram app that currently has millions of
iPhone fans using it. Users can easily create
and share photos using a number
of effects to the images. Now demand for the Instagram app for Android causes
frenzy among some users.
Back
in December it was reported by Mashable that Instagram was developing the app
for the Android platform, with the company suggesting that its user base could
double once the application is released. There was no release date given at the
time except that it would be available by the end of 2012. This followed the
iOS version receiving a major update that provided live filters, high-res
photos, instant tilt-shift, and a slicker experience.
CEO of
Instagram, Kevin Systrom, said at the time the company was looking to expanding
the network, and there were two people working on the Android version. Last
month though rumors emerged that the Windows Phone platform would receive the
Instagram application before it launched on Android.
An
article over at Digital Trends is reporting that sources are claiming that a
team from the Windows Phone platform is working with Instagram. Systrom would
only comment on the already announced Android app. The WP7 platform has
struggled to compete with Android and iOS with quality content, but if the
Instagram app does hit the platform before Android it will be disappointing for
its users.
A
couple of days ago it was reported by Intomobile that while developers on both
the Android and WP7 platforms had created third party alternatives, Instagram
is blocking access to an uploading API that means the apps can’t provide a
major part of the Instagram experience.
A
developer asked Instagram to change this policy while looking to create a third
party app for the Windows Phone, but unfortunately had no joy. The developer’s
app along with many others can’t upload images or allow users to register, as
the Instagram registration is in-app only. This will mean that third party apps
can only provide the standard feed of images along with popular ones around the
world, so the developer abandoned the app.
Instagram
doesn’t make it clear why third party apps are denied access to vital APIs, but
is likely to be because of the plans to launch on both the Android and Windows
Phone platforms. Meanwhile while users wait for Instagram to launch on Android
some members of the Android Forums have offered some alternatives already
available.
Good Luck
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