This past November, Instagram started experimenting with integrating 3D Touch advertisements into their iOS app. Following this venture, the company has continued to make use of the recently trending ...

The good news for photo-sharing app Instagram keeps on coming. Just a day after Facebook announced that it would acquire Instagram for $1 billion cash and stock, Instagram’s new Android app has ...

As long as there have been smartphones, there have been issues with battery life. Sometimes, battery drain is inevitable. Many modern apps are powerful, and, as such, power-intensive; taking ...

Instagram for Android is taking advantage of Android’s Camera Extensions API to power a “Night Mode” on the latest Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones. This Camera Extensions API allows Android ...

The Instagram app on Android was causing excessive battery drain, as users reported. Comparisons showed that lately, Instagram was using significantly more battery power than other apps with similar ...

Not long ago, we could only view our mobile devices one way — in light mode. Since there wasn't an alternative, most of us didn't think twice about it; it was just the way things were. While it's hard ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...