Support for multiple accounts on Instagram for Android now available

Support for multiple accounts on Instagram for Android now available

Instagram   10:40:00

Picture sharing platform - Instagram has begun rolling out multiple accounts availability for its users on the Android platform. The new Android update tagged version 7.12.0 supports multiple accounts for users.

The photo sharing platform has never supported multiple account for users ever before both on its mobile and PC platform, however Android users can now smile as multiple accounts is now allowed in the newly released version of the application. 

We have observed that not everyone who downloads the newest version of the app will immediately get the feature. We predict it's being rolled out in stages although Instagram has not released any official statement.

If you happen to be one of the lucky users, you would observe “Add Account” right under the “Clear Search History” option all the way down the settings list. You can create or add an account to use alongside another account already logged in.

No sign of this feature has been found on iOS even with the same version 7.12.0. Perhaps it could be due to a couple of factors like the individual device or account status of the rollout.

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Landscape and Portrait Formats for photos and videos now available on Instagram

Landscape and Portrait Formats for photos and videos now available on Instagram

Instagram   09:13:00

Photo sharing giant Instagram announced on its blog yesterday that in addition to square posts, users can now share photos and videos in both portrait and landscape format on Instagram.

Up until this new introduction, all photos which were shared on Instagram had to be formatted into a square format. But with this new upgrade selfie-addicts or short film shooters can now show off their creations in both landscape and portrait orientations.

Often times nearly one in five photos or videos people post are not in the square format and this has not been easy to share this type of content on Instagram. Most times you have to adjust your photo so that your friends don't get cut out of group shots, also the subject of your video feels cramped and so on.

Thanks to the upgrade because now when choosing a photo or video, users can tap the format icon to adjust the orientation to portrait or landscape instead of square. Once a user shares the image, the full-sized version of it will appear to all of the users followers in feed in a beautiful, unaltered way.

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Instagram introduces ''search bar'' for its web platform

Instagram introduces ''search bar'' for its web platform

Instagram   10:26:00

Instagram today made a significant improvement to its web service platform today, as the photo sharing network added the search bar to its web platform.

This improvement will pave way for its web users to easily search for people, geotags and hashtags. The end result for this search will be a landing page filled with associated photos and top posts with the most likes and comments. This new search bar has already been added for all users worldwide. 

The Facebook owned company has always given preference to its mobile experience, while shoving web experience off to the wayside in favor of smartphone apps. But with this update, we hope it will improve its web service usage.

Instagram stealthly increases the resolution of its photos on its apps

Instagram stealthly increases the resolution of its photos on its apps

Instagram   10:03:00

Instagram has recently increased the size of its photo on its apps. Some Iphone users who have seen the upgrade would notice that the size of photos on the apps have increased to 1080 x 1080 pixels, up from the rather popular 640 x 640 pixels.

The increased resolution photos are not yet being displayed as such by Instagram, which still maintains its smaller default for now. But a quick review of the source code on Instagram's web view by tech analysts shows that new photos uploaded to it are being saved in 1080px resolution, indicating a full and public switch to the increased size in the coming days or weeks. 

For tech enthusiasts who wish to view their own 1080px photos, use a desktop browser like Firefox or Chrome to open up an Instagram photo page's source HTML code, then search for ".jpg" within it. The result should be the URL to the larger version of the picture.

Instagram plans to release the new resolution to mobile devices first, but there is no timeline yet for the arrival of 1080p photos to its desktop client.