Where there's a will, there's a way

By Kevin Michaluk on 9 Apr 2013 03:28 pm

THIS.

Topics: BlackBerry 10 BlackBerry Z10 Instagram For BlackBerry 10 News & Rumors BlackBerry Apps

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120 comments

bizzyqu Feb 2, 2013 at 4:37 pm

THAT

Jtaylor1986 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:52 pm

is sideloaded?

digitalman101 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:57 pm

Kevin would not hype us if it was a sideloaded droid app.

Alex_Hong Feb 2, 2013 at 11:03 pm

At this point, I think even a side-loaded version would be better than nothing. It will give them time to work on a native version.

bizzyqu Feb 2, 2013 at 5:05 pm

Not sideloaded, there is a back button on the top left of the android version of instagram, BB10 just gestures to go back so no need for the button

pcguy514 Feb 2, 2013 at 6:07 pm

Sorry but it may be your version, but on my SG2 LTE (4.1.2) it looks just like it did there in kevin's pic.

modern Feb 2, 2013 at 10:20 pm

Instagram on my Razr Maxx HD has a back button on the top like bizzy mentioned.

9lindt Feb 2, 2013 at 6:57 pm

Isn't the title already suggesting that this is the sideloaded android version?

uzmarvel Feb 2, 2013 at 11:25 pm

This is not sideloaded, it's native. Android apps does not look like that. I know because I have alot of android apps on my z10

nquyen Feb 2, 2013 at 4:38 pm

OOOOOOOOOH SNAP!

Tilman Mueller Feb 2, 2013 at 4:39 pm

Well... Kevin just proved to be right, once again (:

Ben1232 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:39 pm

Head scratch

ad19 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:39 pm

When will it be released?

nextlevel88 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:40 pm

So, with Twitter and Facebook already allowing photo uploads, why do I need this again? Not a troll, a legitimate question...

nquyen Feb 2, 2013 at 4:41 pm

Because it's all the rage!

LazyEvul Feb 2, 2013 at 4:41 pm

Honestly, you don't. But 100 million people believe they do, so BlackBerry needs it to close up the app gap.

nextlevel88 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:45 pm

Absolutely needs to be on the platform for the success of the platform, I agree. But the filters are built in, and there are photo uploads in all the social media sites I already have, so I'm just looking for reasons why I personally need it.

But no question about it, BlackBerry needs it.

BB.David Feb 2, 2013 at 6:17 pm

@nextlevel88

It's pretty obvious you haven't used it. Instagram is its very own social network, even though its own by Facebook.

While you can upload to Facebook/Twitter that's just an extra option users have to share their photos outside Instagram.

You need an app to interact with other users, "like" each other's photos, view someone's timeline in a mobile device, hashtag your photos, search for photos, etc.

In other words it isn't just a "let me apply a filer to my photo, then I'll upload to Facebook" type of success.

nextlevel88 Feb 2, 2013 at 8:18 pm

I definitely never used it, and I'm not being hostile or putting the service down. I really don't know what the appeal is, or what it does that makes it the must-have service that it is, and now that it's going to be on BlackBerry, I thought it would be as good a time as ever to find out.

I know that if I post a picture on Facebook or Twitter, it reaches everyone in my network, and on Facebook people can "Like" it and on Twitter they can "Favorite" it, but I wasn't sure if there was more to Instagram than that, which is why I asked.

I know millions of users can't be wrong, and for that reason it's important for BlackBerry to have it. But now that it does and I'll actually have access to it, I figured I'd find out if it's for me.

Abrante Feb 2, 2013 at 4:44 pm

Instagram or "IG" as the youngn's call it is critical for Blackberry at this point. If they get it much sooner than later. The platform will get many converts.

nextlevel88 Feb 2, 2013 at 5:01 pm

I'm with you on the importance for BlackBerry platform. I just don't know what it's used for, mostly cuz I'm not one of the "youngn's" anymore...

Abrante Feb 2, 2013 at 5:18 pm

Its used to post filtered photos of food. lol I wish I was lying.

nextlevel88 Feb 2, 2013 at 5:26 pm

LOL. Oh... Well... Uh, I'm on board then... I guess...?

TheScionicMan Feb 2, 2013 at 6:01 pm

So with Instagram allowing for mobile picture uploads and social networking, why do I need FaceBook or Twitter?

I think BB10 may be looking to facilitate more than just YOUR needs...

Abrante Feb 2, 2013 at 6:09 pm

SMH

nextlevel88 Feb 2, 2013 at 8:18 pm

Does BB10 read posts for you? If it does, you should make use of that feature...

jordandrews90 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:41 pm

haha I totally didn't even know what this was. Is that sad?

I only want it so people will stop complaining BB doesn't have it.

bmercer94 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:43 pm

i saw it on twitter, otherwise i wouldn't have known(instagr.am link)

nicknac89 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:43 pm

twstd.reality Feb 2, 2013 at 5:08 pm

+10000000000

tazman69 Feb 2, 2013 at 5:11 pm

madkernell Feb 2, 2013 at 4:41 pm

blackberry10-instagram INCEPTION!!

joe_23 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:42 pm

We goin to tha shipp whattttttttttttttttttttt

adjdudley21 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:42 pm

Oh kevin... u tease u tease...lol

Kishen Feb 2, 2013 at 4:42 pm

Where is Whatsapp!?!?!?!?!?!

Tony_11 Feb 2, 2013 at 5:40 pm

It was already announced at launch (it's already here) for BB10

mathking606 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:44 pm

Is that the android port or a native?

leafs123 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:52 pm

Android.

NinjaB Feb 2, 2013 at 4:54 pm

+1..

Someone on instagram who sounded like they had a droid said it was def a port.. Either way we know it's coming so this is just a fill-in.. And even if it's a port, good to see it running well enough to post pics..

iNick89 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:58 pm

I have a droid - there is 1 distinct difference...

The pic Kevin posted doesn't show a "Back" button in top left corner like droid does... This makes me think it's not a droid port.

bizzyqu Feb 2, 2013 at 5:01 pm

this^^

Abrante Feb 2, 2013 at 5:20 pm

That^^

ddlax22 Feb 2, 2013 at 5:39 pm

These^^

123berryaddicted Feb 2, 2013 at 5:49 pm

green_ember Feb 2, 2013 at 5:52 pm

Those ^^^

pcguy514 Feb 2, 2013 at 6:09 pm

All droids arent the smae as mine has no back button (4.1.2) im looking at IG on mine right now...

mrocchealth Feb 2, 2013 at 6:14 pm

I have an S2 and my instagram looks exactly like that. Theres no back button on instagram only when ur posting pics. Don't matter if its a port still take it

bbinexile Feb 2, 2013 at 4:45 pm

so no RC car?
Seriously though, that was fast. The last word was "in talks" and obviously they were way beyond that point.
If true Bberry was holding stuff back from the launch event.
What is the next rabbit out of the hat?!

janjan18_18 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:44 pm

They need this for them to swap or grab a BB10.

gtifreak190 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:45 pm

For a second I didn't know what I was supposed to see....then it hit me...Fracking NICE!

SK122387 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:47 pm

If this makes it onto the Z10 by the time it launches in the U.S., BlackBerry will be in better shape than expected!

This is a huge step in truly closing the "app gap."

TheDutch20 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:48 pm

Adam van Noordt

Kevin the Blackberry ( Jedi) Master does it again with the Wow factor!

CatlinFD Feb 2, 2013 at 4:52 pm

Upload to BlackBerry World.... or its photoshopped and fake ;)

digitalman101 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:53 pm

Hope this was not a superbowl suprise... That would be such a spoiler by Kevin. ;-)

ddlax22 Feb 2, 2013 at 4:56 pm

NO WAY KEVIN

rickgainsmith Feb 2, 2013 at 4:58 pm

300,000,000 use qq and most westerners wouldn't know qq. Started learning Mandarin last year and was amazed at how big the market is that bb are missing by not having qq and wechat.

baddestrooster Feb 2, 2013 at 4:59 pm

Of all the big name apps people want, it's lowest on my priority list. I wonder just how many Moscow Mules I'll need to drink before my Z10 becomes available... Nice shot, by the way, Kevin!

digitalman101 Feb 2, 2013 at 5:04 pm

Kevin... You have three Z10's... ?!?!

How many thumbs do you have? :D

PJLips Feb 2, 2013 at 5:08 pm

Bloody awesome!

iNick89 Feb 2, 2013 at 5:11 pm

Kevin, PLEASE shed some light on this!!

We're all dying here!

(Well, the instagram fans are, anyways)

NHLBerry Feb 2, 2013 at 5:18 pm

How was this done? Kevin.... Please share more info.

Goliath king james Feb 2, 2013 at 5:20 pm

Thats insta

wolf_359 Feb 2, 2013 at 5:23 pm

Didn't know what this was except from comments. I thought this app was bought by facebook and now has privacy issues in terms of agreement making it a bad app to use. Maybe wrong since everyone seems happy it's here.

marcho11 Feb 2, 2013 at 5:26 pm

I, personally, don't know if the source is trust worthy.... I'm calling photoshop

(sarcasm)

aloofkid Feb 2, 2013 at 5:27 pm

Not really a fan of Instagram nor I have an account but it's good to see a picture of Instagram in BB10 so people would stop complaining about it.

bmercer94 Feb 2, 2013 at 5:32 pm

This

123berryaddicted Feb 2, 2013 at 5:51 pm

That

TheScionicMan Feb 2, 2013 at 6:04 pm

And the other thing...

Abrante Feb 2, 2013 at 6:17 pm

What ^^^ said

dracolnyte Feb 2, 2013 at 8:35 pm

only stupid 10 year olds complain

BruvvaPete2 Feb 3, 2013 at 1:44 am

What ^^^ those guys said

NoAhB0Dy Feb 2, 2013 at 5:35 pm

I agree to please the masses we need stupid IG for BB10 but seriously what the hell for? The comments about pics of food are so true. I'm sure 75% of IG content is either food or vain pics of one's self. The camera app in BB10 will be more than sufficient to make cool pics.

I think what is more important, however, is to get Netflix buy-in. Now *that* would put them on the map.

Anyway, my 2 cents :)

Carry on...

emstardeluxe Feb 2, 2013 at 5:35 pm

I've never used instagram, and probably won't, but this is an awesome vote of confidence for the platform and will definitely get reported in the media. So, excellent news!

jasperlin Feb 2, 2013 at 5:40 pm

instructions or comments NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kandoo-BB Feb 2, 2013 at 5:54 pm

What's the difference between android player on the PlayBook and the Z - 10? If Skype and instagram are going the Android route then you would think that once it's released it will work with the PlayBook Android player too.

greatwiseone Feb 2, 2013 at 7:16 pm

The android player on BB10 and Z10 is much better than the one currently on the PlayBook. Apps that run great on the dev alpha (e.g. Flipboard) doesn't really work well on the PlayBook. Obviously, when PlayBook gets BB10, we'll get the better android player on the PlayBOok...

chiamattt Feb 2, 2013 at 9:07 pm

If only there were some indication of when BB10 will be available for the Playbook.

aloofkid Feb 3, 2013 at 1:37 am

To be honest, I don't think they will release it anytime soon. I am thinking of two things why.

1. If we will get an upgrade of the BlackBerry 10 on PlayBook and we could use it as if it a Z10 but bigger, it will canibalize Z10. PlayBook 64GB cost only $250 or less on eBay. Like Adam said Z10 is like iPhone or Android, all features can be use using WiFi or regular data plan.

2. It is possible that upgrading from BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 to BlackBerry OS 10 will be impossible to just upgrade it through PlayBook. I am thinking we need to have to access the root files inorder to install the OS. Though I am not an expert but it sounds reasonable. Please correct me on this.

Fh613 Feb 2, 2013 at 6:02 pm

any word on pinterest? or reddit? and kev, why u so mysterious?

Simon Sage Feb 2, 2013 at 6:18 pm

For what it's worth, I had Pinterest for Android sideloaded and working fine for a bit, but not so much anymore.

fred_flinstone Feb 2, 2013 at 6:03 pm

now we need netlfix, temple run 1 and 2, hbo go, amazon suite, skype, tango, and everythign else I use....

Abrante Feb 2, 2013 at 6:18 pm

A cousin of mine abandoned BB a while back for the S2. He is up for an upgrade and he told me he is definitely getting BB10. Why did I bring this up? He also mentioned that he hopes that BB10 eventually gets Tango.

smoothrunnings Feb 2, 2013 at 6:07 pm

So are you giving away your car now Kevin? :)

LOL

Tom689 Feb 2, 2013 at 6:15 pm

I do not understand this at all.

They shoulda used time shift to show different things on each phone screen

rishio Feb 2, 2013 at 6:20 pm

what's this instagram stuff and why do I need it?

mansurbakare Feb 2, 2013 at 6:22 pm

We wanna have our Instagram soon too......PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD AND SIGN THIS PETITION AGAINST TMOBILE, VERIZON, SPRINT, AND AT&T FOR NOT BRINGING BB10 SOONER ====> http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bring-bb10-to-us-customers-sooner/

donnation Feb 2, 2013 at 6:23 pm

Who notices how bad the camera is on the Z10 unless you are in a bright setting? That picture he took of the two phones looks like it was taken in 2005.

crwblyth Feb 2, 2013 at 6:30 pm

Isn't that the point of instagram? To completely ruin the photo...

nauint Feb 2, 2013 at 6:40 pm

Not really, you can have a look (http://crackberry.com/blackberry-z10-review or http://cdn.crackberry.com/files/blackberry-z10/piccomparison-1400.jpg)

nauint Feb 2, 2013 at 6:47 pm

Taking into account the comparison with Lumnia, iPhone... this camera in Z10 really-really looks bad. :((((
Frankly speaking I was hoping for much better quality. Seems like 2.0 Mp camera in Sony Ericsson W810 better than this one :/

I will claim it hear - I'm d i s a p p o i n t e d. I'm sorry.

crwblyth Feb 2, 2013 at 6:49 pm

I'm afraid I disagree. http://i.imgur.com/tb3d0VY.jpg

nauint Feb 2, 2013 at 7:01 pm

Thank you for the reply! Looks good.
But as of moment, I believe to CrackBerry's review. And there is no EXIF info in your jpg. So, will see. But if cam, in fact, much better, than presented by CrackBerry - it will be GREAT!

sickyute Feb 2, 2013 at 7:04 pm

If you are referring to the photo posted on Instagram, it has a Instagram filter on it that's why it looks that way.

crwblyth Feb 2, 2013 at 7:07 pm

Imgur rips out such information. Let me get you a raw image with the data.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/04j78t6zjs0mzhh/IMG_00000001.jpg

noob_00 Feb 2, 2013 at 8:47 pm

the picture he took has an instagram filter on it, look at the pic used on the post above the instagram photo link

nick903 Feb 2, 2013 at 10:04 pm

Agree, sounds not really good on photo quality, although it have timeshift...

myckle Feb 2, 2013 at 6:56 pm

I believe this is the INSTAGRAM FROM BLACKBERR 10 DEVELOPMENT STAGE or "WILL BE SOON AVAILABLE IN BETA" version because KEVIN and CrackBerry wont hype it if it's just sideloaded. And I ALWAYS BELIEVE IN KEVIN :):):)

nick903 Feb 2, 2013 at 10:06 pm

omarha Feb 2, 2013 at 7:17 pm

Goo BB10 ;o

CMZ_DL Feb 2, 2013 at 7:50 pm

Did ANYONE read Adam Zeis' article, "Why you should ALWAYS listen to what Kevin has to say"?!?!!!

dracolnyte Feb 2, 2013 at 8:37 pm

smack in that stupid cnet reviewer's face who said bb10 is deemed to fail because it does not have apps like instagram to satisfy 10 year olds -_-

chiamattt Feb 2, 2013 at 9:18 pm

It doesn't matter if it's an app that you won't use. The more apps, the more people BB10 will satisfy.

Instagram, even if you have never heard of it, IS popular and BB10 needs it, and the reason a lot of you have never heard of it is probably because you use a Blackberry.

I'm honestly tired of using a blackberry and not being able to take part in things that so many of my friends have fun with simply because I really like blackberry phones. I'm REALLY excited that BB10 is taking apps seriously, and so I am perplexed as to why so many of you, after SO MANY years of not even imagining something being released on blackberry, would question why an app IS necessary.

Simply put, the more apps the better! Keep them, all of them, coming to BB10!

nick903 Feb 2, 2013 at 10:08 pm

steve911 Feb 3, 2013 at 12:51 am

BruvvaPete2 Feb 3, 2013 at 2:01 am

Even fart aps? Hells yeah. Bring it. Let's get the #s up

jayemmbee Feb 2, 2013 at 9:25 pm

Eat Your Heart out Windows Phone 8

I think what everyone means by no back button is the back button that appears in the android player when its been sideloaded or its a port
even if it is a port its still good news for us, its better than nothing, right WP8 lol

ayandakeith Feb 2, 2013 at 9:40 pm

The days of continuously kicking the BB soon shall pass.

CDM76 Feb 2, 2013 at 9:58 pm

Mrs Crackberry (well soon to be) wishes Kevin teased HER this much ;)

SparkyBC Feb 3, 2013 at 12:10 am

The camera is most certainly a SOFTWARE issue not the Hardware.Give them some time to get all the bugs out. Being a brand new platform now available to the masses many more bugs will be found. At least Blackberry is on it to FIX things.

Unlike Cough cough and their Maps and other things.

ewalker3 Feb 3, 2013 at 1:39 am

So lets see, all the crap people have been giving Blackberry about "apps" so lets recount:
They are going to have the Kindle, Skype and now this stupid Instagram app (which I can't figure out whats the big deal about it)

No one is raving about skype or kindle being available for BB10 yet i thought these were "must haves" now we see Instagram is on BB10.

What is the next benchmark the naysayers will make BB10 jump through

BruvvaPete2 Feb 3, 2013 at 2:03 am

Wtf?

katiepea Feb 3, 2013 at 3:37 am

personally i'd like to see push email, i'm pretty stunned that blackberry will no longer be offering push email. the bread and butter since day 1.

pbpg Feb 3, 2013 at 2:32 am

Just download any apk saver on any android device and go to this site to convert any app http://apk2bar.unker.net/ then just side loaded using the http://ddpb.dauden.vn/ windows or mac application.... don't sweat it.... i have a bunch of android apps that I have my friends send me and they work flawlessly.. on my bb10

jimread1949 Feb 3, 2013 at 4:43 am

Well for all those people who don't want to have ownership of your pictures, here it is the app for you. Enjoy and if you see one or part of your pictures being used, oh well.