Even after 15 years since Instagram’s 2010 introduction, iPad users continue to look forward to the day when an appropriate app version will be made available. However, it appears that the wait will soon come to an end. According to a recent claim by The Information, Instagram is finally developing an app just for the iPad. According to the report, an Instagram insider has disclosed that the business is creating a tablet app just for the platform as part of a larger plan to take advantage of the impending TikTok ban.
The iPhone version of Instagram is currently compatible with iPads, but because it is not optimized for the larger screen, the experience is far from optimal. There is currently no official release date and little information available about the upcoming iPad-specific software. 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, there has been a second campaign 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 limit to an additional seventy-five days as the day drew near.
Trump posted, “We do not want TikTok to ‘go dark’,” on Truth Social. “We are excited to work with China and TikTok to close the Deal,” 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 replace the void left by CapCut, the well-known ByteDance-owned tool that was removed from app stores earlier this year, it recently gathered a group of content creators in New York City to debut Edits, a new video-editing program. With a suite of editing tools designed to streamline the creative process straight from smartphones, Edits is designed for mobile-first artists who specialize in short-form video production.
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 tweaks to its user interface that are obviously modeled by TikTok’s style. These actions demonstrate Meta’s increasing eagerness to establish Instagram as the premier platform for short-form video, particularly in light of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding TikTok’s future in important areas.
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 additional 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, kids will now need to provide their permission to turn off a messaging feature that automatically blurs photographs that are thought to contain nudity.
These modifications are a part of a larger deployment of Meta’s Teen Accounts framework, which is now being pushed to Facebook and Messenger in addition to Instagram. The Teen Accounts program, which was first announced 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.
