Instagram might soon release a specific iPad app.
The social media site Instagram, which is owned by Meta, is allegedly working on a new iPad app. The action is in line with the business's recent initiatives to draw prominent TikTok creators to its platform.
Ankush Pandey
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- An Instagram-specific app might soon be available for iPad users.
- Given the possible ban, this could help Instagram outperform TikTok, its rival.
- Additionally, Instagram has disclosed new security protocols for teen accounts.
Instagram was introduced in 2010, and even now, fifteen years later, iPad users continue to look forward to the day when a suitable app version will be made available. However, the wait appears to be coming to an end soon. The Information recently reported that Instagram is finally developing an iPad-specific app. According to the report, an Instagram insider has disclosed that the company is creating a tablet app specifically for the platform as part of a larger plan to take advantage of the potential TikTok ban.
The iPhone version of Instagram is currently compatible with iPads, but because it is not optimised for the larger screen, the experience is far from optimal. There is currently no confirmed release date and little information available about the upcoming iPad-specific app. This action, however, is consistent with Instagram's recent attempts to draw well-known TikTok creators to its platform in an attempt to fortify its position amid the ambiguity surrounding its competitor.
Nevertheless, a second push has been made to ban TikTok in the US. The Chinese company ByteDance had previously been given until April 5 to sell TikTok to a US investor or risk being banned by the US president. However, he further extended the deadline to an additional seventy-five days as the day drew near.
"We do not want TikTok to 'go dark'," Trump put on Truth Social. "To close the Deal, we look forward to working with TikTok and China," he stated.
Instagram's efforts to beat its competition, TikTok
Returning to Instagram, the app has been making too much of an effort lately to compete with its rivals. In order to fill the void left by CapCut, the well-known ByteDance-owned tool that was removed from app stores earlier this year, it recently hosted a group of content creators in New York City to introduce Edits, a new video-editing app. With a suite of editing tools designed to streamline the creative process straight from smartphones, Edits is designed for mobile-first creators who specialize in short-form video content.
Instagram has increased the maximum length of Reels from 90 seconds to three minutes, matching TikTok's video length restriction, in an additional attempt to compete with the app. In an attempt to keep users and draw in creators looking for recognizable features, the platform has also implemented minor design changes to its user interface that are obviously modeled after TikTok's layout. These actions demonstrate Meta's increasing urgency to establish Instagram as the premier platform for short-form video, particularly in light of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding TikTok's future in important markets.
Teen accounts now require parental approval
Instagram is keeping security and safety in mind as it moves up the ladder. In a further step, Meta has declared that anyone under 16 will now need parental consent to livestream on its platforms, as part of new safety precautions for younger users. For now, the US, UK, Canada, and Australia are the four nations where this change is being implemented. As an additional measure to protect their online experience, teens will also need to give their permission to turn off a messaging feature that automatically blurs images that are thought to contain nudity.
These modifications are part of a broader rollout of Meta's Teen Accounts framework, which is now being expanded to Facebook and Messenger in addition to Instagram. The Teen Accounts program, which was first introduced on Instagram in September, aims to provide parents with more control and supervision over their kids' online behavior. This initiative furthers Meta's continuous efforts to make its platforms safer for younger users.
