Instance's creator claims that Instagram is monitoring uploads from his app and automatically deleting them to discourage users from using it. July 30, 2013 8:09 AM PDT Instagram's native application doesn't work with Windows Phone 8. And if a new report is true, it appears the company wants no part of allowing other app providers to use its private API to create their own alternative. Speaking to The Verge in an interview published on Tuesday, Daniel Gary, the creator of third-party, Instagram-friendly Windows Phone app Instance, says that the Facebook-owned photo-sharing service has stopped allowing his app's customers from uploading pictures. Related stories Don't worry, get Happier? This social network aims for the sunny side Instagram to get political with D.C. liaison Judge dismisses lawsuit over Instagram terms of service First Instagram movie trailer is a job for 'Jobs' Instagram invades the Web with embeds for photos and videos According to Gary, he used Instagram's private API to reverse engineer the uploading process and allow Windows Phone users to snap pictures and share them on the social service. However, Instagram recently began "detecting when photos are not uploading via the official app," Gary told The Verge. After Instance users upload images, it takes only a few seconds for those pictures to be removed and the links pointing to them to stop working. Instagram, which was acquired last year by Facebook, provides official native apps for the most popular mobile platforms, including iOS and Android. It has so far declined to promise support for Windows Phone 8. CNET has contacted Instagram for comment on the Instance matter. We will update this story when we have more information.
Instance's creator claims that Instagram is monitoring uploads from his app and automatically deleting them to discourage users from using it.
Instagram's native application doesn't work with Windows Phone 8. And if a new report is true, it appears the company wants no part of allowing other app providers to use its private API to create their own alternative.
Speaking to The Verge in an interview published on Tuesday, Daniel Gary, the creator of third-party, Instagram-friendly Windows Phone app Instance, says that the Facebook-owned photo-sharing service has stopped allowing his app's customers from uploading pictures.
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According to Gary, he used Instagram's private API to reverse engineer the uploading process and allow Windows Phone users to snap pictures and share them on the social service. However, Instagram recently began "detecting when photos are not uploading via the official app," Gary told The Verge. After Instance users upload images, it takes only a few seconds for those pictures to be removed and the links pointing to them to stop working.
Instagram, which was acquired last year by Facebook, provides official native apps for the most popular mobile platforms, including iOS and Android. It has so far declined to promise support for Windows Phone 8.
CNET has contacted Instagram for comment on the Instance matter. We will update this story when we have more information.
