This won’t affect users’ ability to geotag for locations, and nor will it affect Instagram‘s API (a feature that allows companies to pull tagged location information from public posts).
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Instagram confirms that it gradually starting removing the Photo Map feature for users across the globe about a week ago.
Instagram is quietly phasing out its photo maps feature. Instagram says the feature is hitting Android sometime “in the coming weeks”. The update has also improved the “Instagram Stories” feature and adds a few enhancements to it.
It’s good news for Instagrammers!
The Facebook-owned app also recently launched an events-themed video section, which is comparable to a feature that Snapchat has been offering for some time. You’ll still be able to click on location tags to view a map showing where that photo or video was taken along with top posts and the most recent posts from that spot.
Had the feaure not been rolled out, Instagram would have its reputation at stake. Instagram decided to not make it a sudden leap forward, as they confined it first to the iOS market.
Other “essential” advice included telling an authentic brand story, connecting with the Instagram fashion community, making greater use of video and creating a strong and consistent visual identity. Zoom is available today for Instagram on iOS. What you need to do is to just scroll over the desired picture and pinch it if you want to go on zooming it.
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What makes it different and unique is that once you release your pinching gesture, the photo goes back to its default form and size.
