Only the lazy did not write about updating the icon and redesigning the entire application, so in addition to this I propose to discuss your attitude to the service.
And yet, I, like everyone else, will start by redesigning the application. To begin with, in Instagram they changed their logo and program icon, and then propagated the changes to other applications, the same Layout, for example. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like the icon at all, it’s too simple and ugly. Do you know what she reminds me of? Lurid themes like iOS for Android launchers since version 2.3.
At the same time, I liked the interface update. As the developers correctly noted, it has become more concise and nothing distracts from viewing photos. And in general, the program began to look more pleasant, at least I think so.
And now I would like to discuss the very expediency of the service. I know about millions of users Instagram, but I myself think it is not particularly necessary. In any case, at home I could not find a need for the publication of certain pictures, but I observe with interest my friends and their activity. Most of them are limited to 'selfie' or travel photos, sometimes someone else appears, and the text under the photo reads: 'Here we have been friends with Anya for ten years! Hurrah!' After watching the feed, I immediately remember VKontakte with his photo albums. Those who flew back from vacation were more likely to run to the computer to upload two hundred photos and send links to the album to everyone they knew. Of course, few people will view such a number of photos, but people need attention. The beauty Instagram is that you can't upload an entire album there, and each photo is, in fact, a post with a photo. It is easier for users to get acquainted with the photos in the form of a timeline, and those who abuse the number of photos are simply unsubscribed.
But the essence Instagram does not differ from the same VKontakte albums: 'Here I am, look at me! On my life, on my vacation ', but only very few people are interested, everyone wants to show themselves, and not look at others.