You can now post photos to Instagram from other iOS apps

A feature that’s considered a long time coming is finally here. Instagram finally has a sharing extension added to its iOS app. Android users have long since had this ability to get photos from third-party photo apps. Gone are the days where you’d have to head straight to Instagram and scroll through your feed just to find that one photo you want to use. So now, any apps that support iOS’s official method for sharing can send the photo to Instagram for posting.

Source: Engadget

Instagram is ready to look like your Facebook news feed

It’s finally here and you can’t escape it. Instagram is rolling out the algorithm-based feed, meaning you won’t see posts in chronological order anymore. Instead, what you’ll see are posts based on factors such as popularity, your interests, and the like. This change was announced back in March but is now being implemented for all users this month. And it was met with a lot of resistance, especially with users that worry their posts won’t be seen because of the changes. Instagram claims in a blog post that the users who now see the algorithm-based feed tend to be more engaged on the platform.

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Instagram debuts new look and icons

It wasn’t just a test. Instagram has changed the look of its apps to, as they say, “put more focus on your photos and videos without changing how you navigate the app.” Part of the redesign are new flatter yet more colorful icons for Instagram and its other creative apps: Layout, Boomerang, and Hyperlapse. As rainbow-inspired the icons are, the app itself gets more monochromatic. The update should be rolling out to your device soon. It’s already made its way to my devices (including a trusty old LG G3).

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Instagram testing out a monochromatic look for app

Screenshot by Anton Abramov

Whether this new look will make it out of testing or not, Instagram is looking to stay fresh and of the moment. The app is going through a “design test” for a small number of people that does away with the iconic blues and opts for a more monochromatic look with blacks and whites. It might seem a bit drab but this’ll put the focus on the photos themselves. This look might not make its way to your phone but if it did, do you like it?

Source: The Verge