Instagram is one of the most used social networks throughout the world, but it has always had a big problem: it can only be used from the iPhone. For iPad, the only possible option was to install a kind of app that looked really bad since it was not optimized for tablets, or access from the web version.
It has taken more than a decade, but the moment may have arrived. According to a new report published by The InformationGoal would be working on a Native Instagram application for iPadsomething that millions of users have been asking for years.
Instagram for iPad: Is there app?
Although still There is no official release datethe simple fact that the app is already in development is sufficient to turn on Hype alarms: Instagram, finally, could take advantage of the potential of the iPad screen.
For years, Meta, the company that owns Instagram, has rejected the idea of adapting the social network to the Tablet format. In 2022, Adam Mosseri himself, Chief of Instagram, claimed that there was “a group of users large enough to justify it.” A year later, he insisted again that the team had to prioritize the functions that affect more people. In other words: iPad users were not important enough.
Meanwhile, who wanted to use Instagram on their iPad had to settle for installing the iPhone version, expanding it full screen with the famous “2x” button and dealing with an “stretched» interface, little optimized and visually uncomfortable and bungling. An experience that is far from the quality standard that one would expect from one of the most popular platforms in the world.
However, everything could be about to change. Goal would have changed their minds in part for the current situation of Tiktok. The Chinese social network is in the spotlight of the United States authorities, and its future in that country hangs from a thread. This context opens a golden opportunity for Instagram, which seeks to increase its market share and loyalty to new creators and users, especially in the Apple ecosystem, where The iPad is still absolute leader on tablets.
When does Instagram arrive for the iPad?
The goal strategy is not limited only to iPad. According to leaks, the company is also working on a new application called Editsfocused on offering more powerful video editing tools from the mobile. This app, which is already being tested in a limited way, could be released publicly at the end of this month and would be an ideal complement to Instagram.
It remains to be seen when the goal will officially launch Instagram for iPadbut everything indicates that it will not take long. The company seems to have realized that a well -designed app for tablets is not only a whim of a few users, but a clear opportunity to improve the general experience and attract a new audience. If we add the uncertainty about Tiktok and the creative impulse that seeks goal with new tools, the scenario is served.
After so many years of waiting, we may be facing one of the most anticipated updates in Instagram's history. Because if something has been clear, it is that the iPad deserved much before an app at its height. And finally that day is closer than ever.
