Instagram iPad app has yet to be launched, but IG boss, Adam Mosseri, says it is still not a priority.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 21: Recently released iPad Pros are seen at the 5th Avenue Apple store on May 21, 2021 in New York City. Apple recently launched new consumer products.
Instagram iPad App
As per a news story by 9to5Mac, the social media network, which started as a photo-sharing app, is known for its lack of an official iPad app since it first debuted.
As such, IG users are instead installing its mobile phone app for the tablet, while some opt to use its web interface.
The head of Instagram, Mosseri, previously acknowledged that producing an Instagram app for iPads would be "nice."
However, he noted that the dedicated app for the Apple tablet did not see the light of day as the team behind the social media platform has "a lot to do."
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Mosseri has been consistent with his answer from 2020 to 2021, saying that their hands are full to even have time to develop an iPad app for Insta.
Basically, the previous explanations of the IG boss only go to show that creating an iPad app is not included in their list of priorities.
Instagam App on iPad in 2022
Now that we are welcoming another year, 2022, the tech content creator, Marques Brownlee, tweeted what most iPad users might have been thinking.
Brownlee said on his official Twitter account that it's already 2022 "and there's still no proper Instagram app for iPad."
The Insta head went on to respond to the tweet of the famous tech YouTuber, admitting that they "get this one a lot."
Mosseri then explained that iPad users are "still just not a big enough group of people." Thus, the tech exec said that it is still not a priority.
However, the IG boss still gave users of the Apple iPad that a dedicated app could release soon when he said that he hoped to "get to it at some point."
For now, the tech exec is focusing on doing other things for Instagram, and the iPad app has to wait.
Mosseri further added that Insta currently supports Android, iOS, and web, as well as a Lite version for the social media platform. He noted that Android is the largest of them all.
On top of that, the IG head also acknowledged that another social media network, TikTok, and the video-sharing site, YouTube are massive.
9to5Mac noted in the same report that analyst data suggests that there are tons of iPads users out there. In 2021 alone, the Apple tablet reportedly shipped more than 51 million units, which is a large number for sure.
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