Here’s one more reason why BlackBerry isn’t going to stage a dramatic comeback. All Things Digital is reporting that a native version of Instagram that works on BlackBerry 10 is likely not going to show up anytime soon… Or worse:
Sources close to Instagram tell AllThingsD that a native version of the photo-sharing application is not headed to BlackBerry 10 — not anytime soon, at least. “There will be no [native] Instagram for BB10 for now,” said one. “Frankly, I’m not sure there will ever be.”
If this is true, millions of people now have no reason to get a Q10 or Z10. Now, there is some hope… With a catch:
The company is working on a port of the Android version of the app, as others have reported. But Android ports obviously don’t offer the same sort of experience as those developed on BlackBerry’s Cascades SDK. They don’t feel native and, as has been widely reported, they often perform sluggishly and generally appear divorced from the rest of the operating system. There’s no question that BlackBerry would much prefer Instagram for BB10 not to be a wrapped Android app. But sources say that’s the best it’s going to get.
Well, that’s a #fail. No wonder sales forecasts for BlackBerry 10 products have been slashed.
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Instagram App For BlackBerry 10 Not Coming Soon… Or Maybe Ever
Here’s one more reason why BlackBerry isn’t going to stage a dramatic comeback. All Things Digital is reporting that a native version of Instagram that works on BlackBerry 10 is likely not going to show up anytime soon… Or worse:
Sources close to Instagram tell AllThingsD that a native version of the photo-sharing application is not headed to BlackBerry 10 — not anytime soon, at least. “There will be no [native] Instagram for BB10 for now,” said one. “Frankly, I’m not sure there will ever be.”
If this is true, millions of people now have no reason to get a Q10 or Z10. Now, there is some hope… With a catch:
The company is working on a port of the Android version of the app, as others have reported. But Android ports obviously don’t offer the same sort of experience as those developed on BlackBerry’s Cascades SDK. They don’t feel native and, as has been widely reported, they often perform sluggishly and generally appear divorced from the rest of the operating system. There’s no question that BlackBerry would much prefer Instagram for BB10 not to be a wrapped Android app. But sources say that’s the best it’s going to get.
Well, that’s a #fail. No wonder sales forecasts for BlackBerry 10 products have been slashed.
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