Usually, photo sharing juggernaut Instagram brings its updates to that other platform first before rolling it out to Android users. But for some reason, they chose to go Android first with their newest update. And not only does it have the usual bug fixes and improvements, it comes with two new tools that you can use to make your pictures prettier, all without having to use a third-party app to touch them up.
While Instagram continues to be one of the biggest social networks in terms of photo-sharing, its limited photo editing capabilities has led other people to seek out other photo editing apps to enhance the photos they take of their food, their travels, and of course, the ever-important selfies. VSCO Cam, Afterlight and even Photoshop are just some of the go-to apps for mobile photo enthusiasts. But Instagram is listening to its users and has been adding and enhancing features so that they won’t need to go outside the app anymore.
The latest update, version 6.19.0 for Android, brings two new tools to the plate. Color allows you to tint the highlights and shadows of your photos to various colors like yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue, cyan or green. Meanwhile, the Fade tool is for when you want your photos to have a quieter, calmer tone, perfect for the contemplative, emo kind of pictures.
Instagram still has a long way to go to be able to catch up to other mobile photo editing apps, but with a network like theirs, they need not be too worried. But it will be great to have more editing features, and maybe that constantly requested re-gram/re-post capability will arrive someday soon.
SOURCE: Instagram
