Instagram Coming Soon To Android, Co-Founder Shows It Off Briefly
Instagram. Just the mention of the world brings up vivid images of
slightly tweaked photographs, uploaded via iOS devices to all corners of
the web. But there's a problem: it's only on iOS. Android, BlackBerry,
Windows Phone, etc. -- none of those platforms have Instagram. Why? Hard
to say why the company hasn't branched out yet, but they know that
Android is growing too large as a platform to ignore. At the annual
South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, the company announced
that they had reached 27 million registered users. And of those, a ton
of people are actively using it. Co-founder Kevin Systrom was quoted as
saying that they're seeing "Facebook-level" engagement.
But more importantly, that the Android app is coming. He even showed it off. There was no full demo, but he had it on a prototype, and he said that in some ways, it's even better than the iOS app. There's no definite date, but it's coming soon -- soon enough for the co-founder to tease it at SXSW.
But more importantly, that the Android app is coming. He even showed it off. There was no full demo, but he had it on a prototype, and he said that in some ways, it's even better than the iOS app. There's no definite date, but it's coming soon -- soon enough for the co-founder to tease it at SXSW.
