Nokia thanks users for getting Instagram on Windows Phone, teases with image of the app

During Nokia World last week, one of the big software announcements was for Instagram on Windows Phone. The process in getting the app officially on Microsoft's platform has taken months (if non longer), resulting in copious amounts of frustration from users and ammo for critics.

Nokia today thanked users on Twitter for their effort in convincing Instagram to allow their app on the platform.

The Tweet simply notes

"You lot did it! Thanks to you, Instagram is arriving on Nokia #Lumia in the coming weeks."

Unfortunatley during Nokia World, the app itself was not on mitt for the printing to peruse. Yet, today's Tweet is also accompanied by a more official await at the app.

The aforementioned image was projected on the back wall during the announcement at Nokia World, but if you blinked you may have missed it. Or if yous were asleep. Now you can gaze at the official version of the app for the popular photo sharing network. Granted it'due south nothing too shocking, just information technology'south nonetheless nice to see what will be arriving in just a few weeks' time.

In the works for a long time

Nokia famously kicked off the campaign to get Instagram on Windows Phone with their #2InstaWithLove app back in March, and it's no secret that Nokia either assisted or promoted unofficial apps like Instance and 6tag.

Merely in the end, information technology was most likely due to Windows Telephone users making a ruckus that resulted in the Facebook endemic company giving in to Microsoft (nosotros take heard that this is the Microsoft-fabricated version of the app, which has been in testing for months at present).

While many of this site's readers will stick with 6tag due to that app really having more features than anything official, we're still excited about the Instagram app being released. And clearly Nokia is too equally even they have an Instagram account now. So what do you folks call up?

Source: Nokia United states of america (Twitter)

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