Want to see a new photo from an Instagram feed as photos wallpaper on your Apple Watch face whenever you check the time? No problem, because we're going to tell you how to do just that.
Ever wish you could have your iPhone automatically fetch wallpapers from an Instagram feed? PaperGram, which is available for free, does exactly that. Here's how it works!
Instagram has added a new offering to its growing suite of mobile apps for iOS and Android devices by releasing a new app called Boomerang. The social network, which is now owned by Facebook after a one billion dollar acquisition back in April 2012, is using the app as a dedicate portal for users to create and share everyday moments as mini looping videos. According to the accompanying blog post, "It's not a photo. It's not a gif. It's a Boomerang." and it's available to download right now for those who need yet another app in their already crowded digital lives.
If you're a heavy Instagram user, then you probably already hate the fact that the photo-based social network doesn't offer a desktop app. For Instagram, being mobile-only makes a modicum of sense because it's all about taking photos and then sharing them with your friends online, which is something you're less likely to do from a computer. That being said though, even just browsing and searching for images using the Instagram website can be a binding task, so an app would be most welcomed.
Having originally started with a relatively humble photo sharing app, Instagram had morphed into a massive online community even before Facebook bought it, and now it's the place to go if you want to share that cute cat picture, especially if you want to then share that across multiple social networks. The problem with Instagram though, and it's a problem with all social networks, you find yourself checking it far too often, and that starts to get annoying for other people. And we're all guilty of it.
Since being taken over by Facebook, Instagram has rolled out its fair share of updates, and today, has launched an all-new, separate app for iOS. Layouts is essentially a collage app, letting you combine multiple snaps into one post, and thanks to its existence, Instagram believes you won't need to be trawling the App Store for such features anymore.
A new hidden menu lets users record 1080p video using Instagram's Hyperlapse app, with more options also opened up for good measure.
If you're carrying around an iOS device and have even a passing interest in video or the phenomenon that is Instagram then you'll probably want to check out its latest app if you haven't already. Called Hyperlapse, the iOS-only app can record time-lapse video that's ridiculously stable and looks, in all honesty, absolutely terrific.
As popular as Instagram has been since its arrival and despite its buyout by Facebook, the app and service's biggest feature is also its biggest limitation. Offering a way for people to post square, relatively low resolution photos, Instagram is never going to be home to large, high quality photographs.
Even though we presumed that all of the avenues for a popular IM app had already been explored, the guys at Snapchat had other ideas, and over the past couple of years, particularly among the younger, college-age generations, it has continued to thrive. With Facebook having already made the purchase of Instagram and, more recently, WhatsApp, it's clear that Mark Zuckerberg and his social company wants to flex its considerable clout in this industry and go head-to-head with a new app by the name of Bolt.
