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The Instagram app is finally here for Windows 10 PCs and
tablets after several months of waiting. The app, which took over six months to arrive
after the announcement of its coming was made at the Build 2016, supports native
Windows 10 features such as the Live Tiles, notifications and the ability to
view Stories.
The most important feature of this PC and tablet-ready
Instagram app is the ability to view Stories, post and edit photos — things you
can't do when you logon to the web version - Instagram.com.
Moreover, this Instagram Windows 10 version app contains all
of the features already available on the Windows 10 Mobile version which
includes search, explore and Instagram Direct messaging.
Regarding posting and editing photos, it is important to
note that this feature is only available on PC and tablets with touchscreens
and rear cameras like the Surface Pro.
So much for using your webcam to take silly selfies and
posting them directly to Instagram. Posting and editing photos with
tablet-laptop hybrids like the Surface Pro should work just fine, though, since
it has a camera on the backside.
The app doesn't look very well optimized for widescreens,
either. As you can see in the screenshot above from Microsoft, there's a ton of
wasted space on the left and right side. It's pretty clear the app is designed
to work better on tablets, which are generally used in portrait mode.
You can download the app from the Windows Store for free here.
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