Category: Instagram

Like other social networking apps, Instagram is now making an effort to show you trending topics and other dynamic content quickly and easily.  The new features, available only in the US, come as part of an update to the app for Android and allows you to see this new content in the completely revamped Explore tab of the app.  The new 7.0.0 version for those keeping score at home, sports an entirely new Explore tab where you will see trending tags and places.  This content is dynamically updated to give you a real-time look at what’s happening nearby. And while it is for US users of Instagram, this content is updated globally no matter where you happen to be in the world.

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The collage making app Layout from Instagram has been updated today, bringing with it the ability to access your photos from your Google+ or Dropbox account.  The app is a relatively new photography app that allows you to put together a photo collage and share it on Instagram.  The latest version, build 1.1.1 for those keeping score at home, leverages your Instagram account so there is no separate sign up required.  The app is also free.

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It may be time for me to create a “This Week in 6Tag Updates” section of the site.

Once again developer Rudy Huyn has dropped another update to the popular Instagram app for Windows Phone, this time it increments up to version 4.3 for those keeping score at home.  This update, like the 4.2 update last week, brings several new features both from a photo sharing perspective as well as the user experience.  It’s certainly worth the upgrade and it is available now in the Windows Phone store.

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The official Instagram for Android app has been updated today, bringing two new editing tools for users to enhance their photos.  The update, version 6.20.1 for those keeping score at home, is available now in the Play Store.  it is a small update at 8.14MB and one well worth getting.

The first new tool is a Color Tool.  This allows you to add a color overlay to your shadow or highlights.  So you can make the shadows red or blue for example.

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The popular Instagram app 6Tag has received another update for those who use it on Windows Phone.  This latest update, version 4.1 for those keeping score at home, was hinted at last week by developer Rudy Huyn on Twitter and included a tease of the biggest improvement of the release:  Improved photo upload quality.  6Tag is my favorite Instagram app for Windows Phone, far outstripping the year-long beta Instagram official app in features and functionality.

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The go-to client in my opinion for Instagram for Windows Phone is 6Tag, one of the many apps that developer Rudy Huyn has developed for the platform.  6Tag over the course of the last few months has received numerous updates as it is continually improved – a far cry from the year old Instagram official app that sits stale in the Windows Phone Store.  This latest update to the app, version 4.0.6.0 for those keeping score at home, brings two new features an improvements to the Live Tile.

6Tag for Windows Phone – Free (In-App Purchases) – Download Now