There is no 100% of influencers who use iPhone. Whether due to a commercial contract with a brand or for purely personal reasons, there are those who also welcome the green android as the operating system of their mobile. However, the preference for Apple that exists among most famous people and especially those dedicated to creating content on Instagram is evident.
And it is that, although there may be some sympathy for the Californian brand or they may associate it with the status of luxury, there is a compelling reason why these content creators see their best tool in the iPhone. And it is that Instagram on Android is worse than on iOS . And no, it is not an opinion, but it is a contrasted fact.
Why does ‘Insta’ work worse on Android?
The app developed by Meta (Facebook) has an identical interface on both iOS and Android. In fact, the user experience in both is very similar and if you have a good Android mobile, you should not miss a better performance of it. It is in the Stories where the main problems lie, at least if the camera is used.
And it is that it can be perfectly verified that the difference between the same ‘Instagram Story’ made by an iPhone and by an Android. In the Apple device you get an infinitely better result than in the case of the Google operating system. And everything comes as a result of the camera API that Google itself offers to developers and that has a series of limitations related to photographs in HDR and other image formats, which are the ones that ultimately give sharpness and general quality to a photograph. .
In the Apple API this does not happen and Instagram fully exploits the iPhone camera. It’s not exactly the same as taking a photo from the native camera app, but it’s very close. And if we take into account that many influencers use Instagram as their main exposure network, Apple’s option wins if you want to offer the best possible quality.
Some brands put patches for this
After the shortcomings of Instagram on Android become more and more evident, some manufacturers like Samsung add a mode within their native camera app focused especially on capturing content in the same format as on the social network. In such a way that it can be quickly exported to a Story and add the own touches that the application gives.
And it is that if the photos are uploaded from the gallery, the Instagram problem on Android decreases considerably. However, these patches do not seem to convince everyone, especially because of how tedious it can be not being able to do everything from the same application as it happens in iOS. In fact, despite the existence of iPhone apps with which to create Instagram Stories, the Meta app is still the most comfortable and practical for many.
Google engineers have been asked several times if they intend to effectively remedy this problem with their API. And the answer always (or almost always) invites optimism for those Android fans and instagramers . However, years after these problems began to be detected, there is still no real solution.