If you add 6tag's tile to your home screen, it isn't "live" at all: It doesn't even show the number of new activities as the official Instagram client does. Just as in the official app, you can swipe through the app's four main modes: home, activity, discovery, and profile.Īt Instagram (Opens in a new window) Read Our Instagram beta (for Windows Phone) Review Hitting the "let's go" button at the bottom takes you into a very familiar-looking Instagram view. On first run, you'll see an animated tutorial, which simply shows how you can swipe through the app's various functions. Accept a privacy policy, and you're up and running. Sign-in was identical to that for the official Instagram app-except its splash screen tauntingly played a video. Before you even download the app, the 6tag store entry gets your permission to use your phone's location. I tested the 6tag app (Opens in a new window) on both a Nokia Lumia 928 ($110.00 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) and a crave-worthy Nokia Lumia 1020 ($110.00 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window), with its fabled 41 megapixel shooter. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. ( Read our editorial mission (Opens in a new window) & see how we test everything we review (Opens in a new window).) Instagram's API use agreement states that apps trying to reproduce the Instagram user experience are not allowed, so it remains to be seen whether the company considers 6tag to fall into that category and whether the policy is enforced. One concern about this excellent app is that Instagram may clamp down on this kind of third-party app that offers full functionality with the service. While the official app gets all its ducks in a row, 6tag is your best choice for using the social photo community on a Windows Phone, which is why it's an Editors' Choice app for the platform.Ħtag comes from prolific developer Rudy Huyn, who's contributed some remarkable work to the Windows Phone app store, including client apps for Vine, Wikipedia, and SnapChat. It even has all the standard Instagram photo filters and sharing options. Unlike that beta, the free 6tag app can upload videos, show maps, and apply people tags. The folks at 6tag have produced a remarkably complete Instagram client for Windows Phone-much more so than the official Instagram app, which is still technically in beta. Concerns about the app's continued existence.
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