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    Instagram Live is now available to everyone in the United States

    Instagram announced a feature called Instagram Live almost a full month ago. The service was only available to a limited number of people at the time though. Today, the company has announced all Instagram users in the US are now able to use it.
  2. Android News

    You can now disable comments on posts to Instagram

    Instagram is rolling out more features to combat abuse, this time offering users the ability to turn off comments on any post. This can be found in the advanced settings menu and if you later decide you want to turn comments back on, you can.
  3. Android News

    Instagram launches live video

    Instagram has officially launched live video. As previous reports suggested, live video broadcasts show up at the top of your timeline with a red border to let you know that it's live. You can leave comments, and the broadcaster can control the interactions at any time. Instagram has also added...
  4. Android News

    Android now has an official Instagram account

    It's always surprising when a famous brand isn't on a popular social media website and many felt this way about Android and Instagram. Today, Google made their first posts to the Android Instagram account and promises "#AndroidAdventures & more."
  5. Android News

    Live video will eventually make its way to Instagram

    After rumors surrounding the arrival of live video on Instagram, the company's CEO confirmed the rumors in an interview. However, there was no mention made as to when we will see this new feature released.
  6. Android News

    Instagram adds Boomerang clips and more to Stories

    Instagram has updated its app to include Boomerang clips into its Stories section. The update also allows you to share who you're with by mentioning them in your story, as well as the ability to add "see more" links within Stories.
  7. Android News

    Instagram announces Shopping Integration for select brands using their service

    20 brands who on Instagram are getting to try out a new feature the company has just officially announced today. The feature goes live next week, and will allow those who are following these brands the ability to view their products without leaving the app. To start, the brands who get to try...
  8. Android News

    Instagram may be adding live video streaming in the near future

    Instagram has recently added its "Stories" portion of the app to compete directly with Snapchat, but it seems that the developers are also working on a live-video-streaming portion of the app, as well.
  9. Android News

    Instagram announces Stories on Explore

    Instagram launched their Stories feature back in August, and today the company has announced an extension of it. The new feature is called Stories on Explore, and it enables users to discover new Stories that they would be interested in.
  10. Android News

    Instagram gets updated to version 9.4, and adds the ability to save drafts

    Toward the start of August, TechCrunch reported that Instagram was working on the ability to let users save drafts of their posts. Today, the company has announced the feature is now available to all users, and the feature has been added to version 9.4 of the Android app.
  11. Android News

    Instagram launches a word filter for comments

    Instagram is fighting back against discrimination and hate with a new feature. A new comment filter feature will let you automatically block comments from people when they use certain offensive words. You can define the list yourself or use a default list provided by the company.
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    Help Instagram error 504. Please help.

    Hi there. Whenever I would want to install Instagram from the Play Store, it would say "error 504, cannot be installed." This just happened lately and not ever since I got this phone. What's strange is that all the other apps I would want to download, installs anyway! Anyway, now I have...
  13. Android News

    Instagram is axing photo maps

    Instagram has confirmed to Mashable that it is killing its photo maps features. Some users of the app have already reported seeing the feature missing when visiting profiles. Instagram confirmed that it began removing the features from some of its user base last week. For now, users can still...
  14. Android News

    Pinch-to-zoom is coming to the Instagram Android app "in the coming weeks"

    Instagram has just announced they have brought pinch-to-zoom to their iOS application starting today. While not available on Android just yet, they said it will be included in an upcoming update that will arrive "in the coming weeks."
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    Report suggests that Android owners may be looking for new social media avenues

    A new report from SimilarWeb shows that usage of Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, and Instagram among Android users have dropped in the first quarter of 2016. This suggests that Android users may be looking for new social media avenues.
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    Instagram becomes the 19th app to hit 1 billion installs on the Play Store

    Instagram has become the 19th application to be installed 1 billion times on the Google Play Store. This marks the 4th application owned by Facebook to cross this threshold after the Facebook app, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger.
  17. Android News

    Instagram now surfaces event videos

    Instagram has added a new category to the explore feed for videos. You can now find videos that are tied to specific events, like concerts, sports, and more. The feature will only be available in the Us to start.
  18. Android News

    Instagram has added some beta features to improve the UX of Stories

    Instagram rolled out a new update recently and while it didn't mention these features in the Android change log, some were included in the iOS one. It's currently in beta, but users can now zoom by sliding a finger up/down while watching a video. The Android app could also get the ability to...
  19. Android News

    Instagram makes it easier for you to contact businesses

    Instagram is adding new tools for business accounts. The accounts will feature a button to give users options for contacting the business for customer service. This should improve the customer help experience for those who don't like having to go to a website to find the information.
  20. Android News

    Instagram is reportedly testing a Save Draft feature

    Saving a draft of an email or document is something that many of us have been spoiled with, but we don't see this included in a lot of social networking websites. Instagram seems to feel like this is needed as Techcrunch says the company is testing such a feature.
  21. Android News

    How to use Instagram Stories

    Instagram Stories just launched, and Phandroid wants to help you learn how to use it. This latest article will explain what Instagram Stories are and how to use them.
  22. Android News

    Instagram says they'll let users filter words out of post comments in a future update

    Instagram wants to help their users avoid comments that contain certain words. So, in a future update, you will be able to add words to a filter list. Once added, you won't be able to see those comments that are being made to your posts.
  23. Android News

    Instagram's personal video channel recommendations feature is now available in the US

    Back in April, Instagram announced they were wanting to add in a personalized video channel recommendation algorithm into their Explore tab for a future update. That day has finally come and the company has officially announced the feature is here. They're calling it "Picked for You," and...
  24. Android News

    Instagram to roll out translation feature in July

    With more than 300 million active users, Instagram is planning to release a translation feature next month which would allow post text and comments and user bios to be translated into your preferred language. The new feature would give users more of an incentive to follow other Instagram users...
  25. Android News

    Instagram reaches 500 million users

    Instagram today announced that they have over 500 million user accounts. Furthermore, they claim that over 300 million of those users are still active.
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