This could be the new Instagram filter tool
In the photography social network Instagram they are not used to launching new filters and editing tools every little time. And it is that, being their signature and their identity, they must think very well about each movement they make in this aspect. Perhaps for this reason they are testing with a small number of users a new editing tool to which Time to post new photos.Something that helps to improve the user experience by gathering filters, labels and location all on the same screen, but in a clear and very agile way.
This has been discovered in the media Droid Life, where they have noticed this curious novelty in the version 7.3 of Instagram on the Android platform A version that would be arriving limited to several users with the novelty of a new all-in-one photo editing and publishing screen Without a doubt, a test of what could be the new filter tool of Instagram for all users in the near future
But what's new about this screen? According to the images filtered by those users who have already been able to try it, this new part of the application includes both the editing screen with filters and the Instagram publication screen in a simpler and more direct one. Thus, you only have to take the photo or select one from the gallery to come across this concentrated tool. The only previous step before publication. Something that does not mean losing functionality In fact, all the possibilities of Instagram are still present, but in the same place.
This translates to the ability to see the image at the top of the new screen and, with a simple gesture, apply one or another filter Just sliding your finger to the right or left over the image. In addition, the Tag or Labels button allows you to mention any user directly from the screen. The only thing missing is the option to crop and reframe the image. Something that is still present if the Edit button is clicked, which takes the user to the classic editing screenwell known by regular users of the photography app.
Along with all this, and on the same new screen, the user has a Location section, allowing them to choose nearby locations that the application has already taken care of gathering it in a kind of carousel Although it is always possible to click on the magnifying glass icon to search for a specific place. Finally, we must not forget the other social networks where share the resulting image via Facebook, Twitter or others.
In short, a most curious change that users who are less fussy with the style and format of the images on Instagram will like , but which hides or backs down the non-filter editing tools: crop, brightness, texture, contrast , etc At the moment we will have to wait for Instagram to carry out the relevant tests before launching the official update.At the moment only some users are receiving this new screen or tool through an update released from the application's servers, without having to install any new version.
