Imagine that you are in the countryside, in the mountains or anywhere without mobile coverage. But you want to comment on that cool photo that a friend of yours who is at the beach uploaded to Instagram a while ago.
Well, now you won't have to wait to return to "civilization", since the android app of the photo social network has just integrated an offline mode that will allow you to enjoy photos without coverage in the instagram app for android.
Instagram for Android launches offline mode
Comments and likes are saved until the connection returns
Obviously, Instagram it cannot do magic and get you to have internet to check your social network in a place where there is no mobile internet. Therefore, the last photos you can see on your timeline are the last ones that were published before you lost coverage.
However, you will be able to comment and like photos of friends, although again they will not be able to read it until you are back online.
what he will do offline mode of Instagram is basically to store all the actions you perform when you are offline in the application. In this way, the moment the coverage or WiFi connection returns, all those actions will be updated online.
only for android
At the moment, this offline function for instagram has only reached the application for Android. Those who have an iPhone or a device with another mobile operating system will not be able to enjoy it, at least until they decide whether to extend it to some other platform.
Instagram developers have assured that they are considering applying it to iOS, but at the moment they have not decided whether they will do it or not.
The reasons why they have decided that this option is only available for Android, are not very clear in principle. Possibly, the fact that Android is still the most used operating system in the world has had a considerable influence.
Following in the footsteps of Facebook Lite
Some time ago, the same company launched Facebook Lite, an application that although it was not designed for offline use, it was aimed at us being able to consume as little data as possible. The great acceptance that it has had among those who do not want to make a large consumption, has led to the creation of this new Instagram function also aimed at saving.
Do you think that this new Instagram function to carry out actions when you do not have an Internet connection can be useful, or do you think that it will not have much impact? Has it ever happened to you that you want to comment on something on a social network and you can't do it because you don't have coverage? We invite you to tell us about your experiences in the comments section that you will find at the bottom of the page, about Instagram for Android and its offline mode.