TQ recently reported that Windows Phone users are not able to upload their pictures to popular photo sharing site Instagram through a third party app called Instance because as soon as they upload a picture to the social media site it gets removed. We also highlighted the fact in our report that since Instagram has not introduced its native app for Microsoft’s struggling platform therefore several developers have rolled out third party apps for Windows Phone users and among them Instance is rated quite high. However, for the time being it seems to be out of order, as it was not known until today whether Instance users were facing the problem due to some technical issue or whether Instagram has made a move to disrupt third party apps. Now finally it has been confirmed that Instagram was behind this move, as the company released the following statement on the issue:
“We recently made an update to the systems that we use to fight spam to help prevent future attacks and increase security. As part of this, applications accessing Instagram against the terms of our API may also be affected. This update does not specifically target any particular app or platform.”
In response to Instagram’s statement, Daniel Gray the creator of Instance said that, “There’s no need in being mad at Instagram. It’s their service and they have very right to hold the keys. I’m just trying to pick the lock. I’m very sorry to everyone that bought the app and can’t upload. I’m doing my best to fix the problem.”
It appears that Gray already had an idea why his app was not working, as on Monday, July 29th the developer made the following tweet from his account, in which he said that “Evidently Instagram has little spies that watch every @WindowsPhone user and deletes their images after uploading.”
Although, Instagram may have found a way to prevent third party apps from uploading photos to its platform, but one cannot rule out the possibility that developers may soon come up with a solution to avoid this hindrance. So the best option for Instagram is to launch its own native app for platforms over which it is currently not available. But for the time being it seems that Instagram has no such plans to launch its native app for platforms other than Android and iOS.
Source: PhoneArena
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