If you like Instagram, but not the Instagram app, you can always turn to third-party apps at your own risk. Some of them have fallen by the wayside, like Barinsta (closed by order of Meta), but the one that’s still standing is Instander. It’s basically like YouTube Vanced, but for Instagram.
Instander is an unofficial Instagram app that comes in two flavors: as a modification of the official Instagram app and as a standalone app. There are always risks associated with using third-party apps, but in return, you’ll get many of the features Instagram users have been asking for the longest: embedded downloads, higher quality downloads, customizable gestures and a long, long etc.
A supercharged Instagram
The Instagram app has changed a lot over the past few years, and not all of the changes have been for the better. Unfortunately, users have to adapt to these changes, whether they like it or not. Instander is offered as a middle ground that gives you additional options on Instagramunofficially.
Application is not developed by Facebook, so there is always a risk that your Instagram account will be penalized for using a third-party application. Its author clarifies that “since May 2020, there has not been a single case of password theft related to Instander”, although not having published its source code, it is a matter of faith of the believe it or not. Just like it was on YouTube Vanced.
In exchange for this risk, you get lots of extra features that Instagram users have been dreaming about for years. For example, downloading photos and videos from Instagram is as easy as clicking a button under each post, no more.
The benefits of Instander go further and include both new things coming in and things going away in the Instagram app, like ads. You also have more control over the posts shown to you, being able to disable video playback, friend suggestions and other blocks that sometimes interfere with your view of the social network.
In the privacy section, Instander includes a comprehensive menu called ghost mode, with which you can perform a series of actions without a trace. These include reading unread messages, disabling the “you’re typing” notification, watching stories without being known, and even watching live videos without appearing in public.
With Instander you can watch stories in ninja mode
Instander’s additional options go beyond the basics, including a full menu with which you can configure different gestures to use on Instagram: both add new ones and remove those already present in the application, such as double-tapping to like a photo.
The possibility of improve the quality of Instagram downloads, a disease that has plagued Instagram for Android since its inception. The app lets you increase the quality when uploading Stories, Reels, IGTV, and Photos.
In short, Instander adds many of the features most requested by users to Instagram, in exchange for the always inherent in using an application that has been modified. The good thing about Android is that ultimately the decision is up to the user: you choose whether to try it out or not. If you decide to install it, you will find it on its official website.
