Tuesday 21 March 2017

Instagram is testing offline functionality

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Parts of Instagram could soon work offline.

The company is experimenting with offline experiences for users in countries that have low bandwidth, according to a session description on the agenda for Facebook's upcoming F8 developer conference.

According to the description for the session, titled "Building Offline Experiences for Instagram," the company is "testing offline experiences that keep the Instagram experience consistent and let people consume and engage with content, even if they don’t have service."

Exactly how this will work, or what Instagram features would function offline, is unclear. The description for the session, which is scheduled to run about 20 minutes, notes the team will share their "initial experiences," so it doesn't sound like we'll see an actual launch until after F8. Read more...

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