Instagram for Android shown off at SXSW, founder says it’s better than the iPhone app

By STAY ASLEEP - 03-24-2012, 03:58 AM - Boxden > BX Tech


		A lot of people have been waiting for Instagram to land on Android. Although we still don’t have a date when the highly-anticipated photo-sharing app will be available for Android, we do have some good news on the progress of the app for Android. Today [March 12th] at the SXSW festival in Texas, Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger told Techcrunch’s Alexia Tsotsis that the app for Android was coming real soon, something we’ve known for a while. On top of sharing that info, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom pulled out a Samsung Galaxy Nexus running a prototype version of the app and flashed it to the crowd. According to the Systrom, the Android version of Instagram is “in some ways better than our iPhone app”. The app is currently in private beta and the Instagram team hopes to “have it out really soon”. At an Q&A session, Systrom said that the Instagram app for Android was incredibly fast, has sharing functionality with Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks, and that it works great on a range of larger screens. Systrom also revealed that the number of registered users grew from 11 million in December 2011 to over 27 million. Systrom says that the increase in users is thanks to Apple’s iPhone 4S and the fact that Apple highlighted the app as App of the Year. So, there you have it. That is the latest on Instagram for Android. Just in hang in there, guys; it’s coming, and it’s going to be great. Instagram for Android shown off at SXSW, founder says it’s better than the iPhone app (in some ways) \| DroidMatters.com

Sign up and they will email when its ready.. http://instagr.am/android/

03-24-2012, 04:04 AM

As someone who doesnt have an iphone, im dying to know what instagram is and why its so special, can anyone tell me? Im not trying to sound sarcastic, i really want to know what it does that say the regular camera app doesnt?

03-24-2012, 05:13 AM

Originally Posted by FalconBuddha

As someone who doesnt have an iphone, im dying to know what instagram is and why its so special, can anyone tell me? Im not trying to sound sarcastic, i really want to know what it does that say the regular camera app doesnt?

Its Pretty Much Photoshop & Tumblr On The Go. [pic] Hoes Love Them Ink Filters

If They Making It For The Droid,You Can Say The App Is Going To Hell Now. Them Boost Mobile/Metro PC Mutha!!as Finna[..] This App.

03-24-2012, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by Fresh Whyte

Its Pretty Much Photoshop & Tumblr On The Go. [pic] Hoes Love Them Ink Filters

If They Making It For The Droid,You Can Say The App Is Going To Hell Now. Them Boost Mobile/Metro PC Mutha!!as Finna[..] This App.

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03-24-2012, 11:59 AM

i've been waiting for this

03-24-2012, 12:54 PM

Yay! Now I can take a picture of my shoes and add a cool effect! [pic]

02:24 PM

hahaha!!! Yes! #TeamAndroid

been waiting for Instagram for Android for so long... I bet they roll it out this Summer or Fall...

03-24-2012, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by N E R D

Yay! Now I can take a picture of my shoes and add a cool effect! [pic]

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03-24-2012, 03:46 PM

i hate instragram pics the fad is kinda stupid

03-24-2012, 04:07 PM

instagram haters are hilarious.... "y'all take pictures son?????? for real???"
!!in losin sleep over niccaz using a camera FOH

instagram and other digital photo filter apps are here for the long haul actually... i doubt its a fad.
you'll understand when you look at these photos 20 years from now and it gives you a whole other feel about the time. its like looking at pictures in the 70's... instagram just allows nolstagia with the digital revolution.

03-24-2012, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by STAY ASLEEP

instagram haters are hilarious.... "y'all take pictures son?????? for real???"
!!in losin sleep over niccaz using a camera FOH

instagram and other digital photo filter apps are here for the long haul actually... i doubt its a fad.
you'll understand when you look at these photos 20 years from now and it gives you a whole other feel about the time. its like looking at pictures in the 70's... instagram just allows nolstagia with the digital revolution.

its a fad man i understand it next year it will be something different

i like pictures dont like dumb effects on them tho

03-24-2012, 05:31 PM

instagram is a bathroom mirror model paradise

all kinds of heauxs be posting all kinds of pics

its the thirstgod 's wet dream [pic]

03-24-2012, 06:20 PM

As an iPhone user I have to say that the influx of Android users on the Instagram app will blow the hell up! The creators of Daily Bible should make an app for the iPhone users. There is nothing really special about Instagram but it does have a certain mystique knowing that only iPhone users have access to the app only. I firmly believe there should be some apps that are OS specific.

03-24-2012, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by ceo-of-hucworld

As an iPhone user I have to say that the influx of Android users on the Instagram app will blow the hell up! The creators of Daily Bible should make an app for the iPhone users. There is nothing really special about Instagram but it does have a certain mystique knowing that only iPhone users have access to the app only. I firmly believe there should be some apps that are OS specific.

lol naw son.. that !! aint fair that you get instagram and we don't. all of the photo apps on droid suck bruh. we've been waiting on that !!... but yeah it doesn't help that i live in a world where people are constantly posting instagram photos that i can't take. but i dont want it because iphone users have and i dont... i want it because its a slick app.

look at what Evidence has done with it... he's made it a tool for art.

06:40 PM

Evidence:

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03-24-2012, 06:36 PM

I like MyTubo for android...it just don't have a bigger community than instagram.

03-24-2012, 06:39 PM

I always wanted to use this.

03-24-2012, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by slimgangsta18

I like MyTubo for android...it just don't have a bigger community than instagram.

did not know about this (fail).. checkin it out now

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ive been using picplz... but its wack as !! because it only has like 3 or 4 filters.

03-24-2012, 06:56 PM

cant wait for that for my android, glad i have an ipod [pic]

03-24-2012, 07:05 PM

I use Pudding Camera

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