If you’ve been longing for Instagram but you’re an Android user, there’s some good news today. Instagram’s CEO Kevin Systrom tells The Guardian that it’s on the horizon:
“Android is a major priority for us, but first we have to build the team, and find the best people in the world to work on these projects.”
For now, Android owners have been locked into other options such as Camera360 and PicPlz. While these are great applications in their own right, neither of them have seemed to pick up the traction that Instagram has found. Systrom chalks that success up to the community that Instagram has been able to build:
“There’s this large network underneath where people can connect and follow inspiring photographers and friends around the world.”
Systrom also notes that, while celebrities have joined into the Instagram craze, he feels that it’s important to build features that will bring value to everyone, not just the celebrities. It’s with that in mind that Systrom talks about the capture section of the app itself, as well as a new direction for filters.
We have a really big release coming out soon that really changes the way you look at filters.
But the team of 6, while growing, certainly has its work cut out for them. We’ll be looking forward to what we see in the next few months, and I for one welcome our robot-phone Instagram friends.
same story for 6+ months – check this out – http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/08/31/streamzoo-takes-aim-at-instagram-and-picplz-with-new-pro-features/
@Manish Indeed, but the major difference right now is that Instagram is hiring and focused instead of just talking about it.
@Brad McCarty Great! I hope they continue in this mode for several more months so we can capture the android market :-) … but seriously, I totally respect them for what they have achieved. However, there’s a lot more to mobile photo sharing than just filters (web app, tagging, messaging etc) – there is still room to compete
@Brad McCarty clarification/disclaimer – I am co-founder of Streamzoo http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/08/31/streamzoo-takes-aim-at-instagram-and-picplz-with-new-pro-features/
Instagram has been talking about developing an Android app since 2010, Systrom told TechCrunch a nearly identical line back in December 2010, telling us that the Android app was just on the horizon. That was 9 months ago, where they said they were *already* developing the app then, which apparently was not the case.
So all they have been doing is talking about for 9 months and making sure to tell users they are “working on it” without producing anything. Perhaps the din of complaints *or* pressure from Camera360/Picplz is getting to them.
Instagram has been talking about developing an Android app since 2010, Systrom told TechCrunch a nearly identical line back in December 2010, telling us that the Android app was just on the horizon. That was 9 months ago, where they said they were *already* developing the app then, which apparently was not the case.
So all they have been doing is talking about for 9 months and making sure to tell users they are “working on it” without producing anything. Perhaps the din of complaints *or* pressure from Camera360/Picplz is getting to them.
Instagram has been talking about developing an Android app since 2010, Systrom told TechCrunch a nearly identical line back in December 2010, telling us that the Android app was just on the horizon. That was 9 months ago, where they said they were *already* developing the app then, which apparently was not the case.
So all they have been doing is talking about for 9 months and making sure to tell users they are “working on it” without producing anything. Perhaps the din of complaints *or* pressure from Camera360/Picplz is getting to them.