Instagram for Android: Fun, but missing some iOS features

04.04.2012
After 18 months as an , photo-sharing app Instagram Tuesday. Instagram allows you to take photos, apply a variety of filters, and easily share your work to many different places, including Instagram's own home-built social network.

I'm a frequent--okay, obsessive--user of Instagram on my iPhone, so I was curious to see how the Android version measured up.

I downloaded the for Android app from Google Play on to the (running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) and (running Android 2.3 Gingerbread) and gave it a spin on both phones.

First things first: This app took up nearly 17 MB of space on my Galaxy Nexus, so if your phone is running short of storage space, be aware. Also, before you get too excited, check to see what version of Android you're running. If it's below 2.2, you won't be able to use Instagram... and you should probably check to see if there's an update available for your phone!

Once I logged into the Instagram account I use on my iPhone, I felt right at home using Instagram for Android. The same feed I see on my iPhone was right there on my Galaxy Nexus, complete with all my friends' most recent photos featuring Instagram's well-known image filters.