How to make Instagram desktop-friendly

SocialUnderground
Jul 28, 2017 · 1 min read

Instagram was made to share pictures and videos from your mobile phone. But what if you could use Instagram on your tablet, laptop, or desktop? Instagram’s website only allows you to like, follow, and check notifications. Until now. To upload photos If you’re using a Mac with the Safari web browser, go to ‘Preferences’ and click ‘Advanced.’ Then go to ‘User Agent’ and select Safari, then iOS 10, then iPhone.

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Now you can use Safari like your mobile phone! The camera button should appear at the bottom of the page. PC users with Chrome have it a bit easier. Just right click anywhere on the page, choose ‘Inspect,’ and click on the Tablet icon. Want to watch your friends’ stories? Just install the ‘Chrome IG Story’ extension in Chrome.


Originally published at SocialUnderground.

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