Hundreds of millions of iPad users are still no closer to getting an app from Meta subsidiary Instagram that works well on their devices.
The news comes directly from Instagram Head, Adam Mosseri, who explains in a recent tweet that his team is too “heads down” on other things and that, despite receiving numerous requests, there simply aren’t enough users out there to justify the development of a dedicated iPad app.
Despite its excellent display capabilities, the iPad has never had its own Instagram app. While the iPhone version of the app does work on the iPad, it’s really not a great experience as it displays a low-quality scaled-up version of the interface.
Furthermore, Instagram doesn’t support iPadOS 15’s multitasking features, such as Slide Over windows. If you’re using your iPad in landscape mode, the app will run in a small vertical strip, wasting huge amounts of screen space on either side.
MacDailyNews Take: In September 2020, on the occasion of iPad turning 10, Asymco’s Horace Dediu estimated that, with over 500 million iPads having been sold at that date, the iPad user base at “around 400 million.”
It’s hardly surprising, given its awful parentage, that Instagram comes off as a bunch of lazy, mismanaged idiots.
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