Instagram is a popular free photo sharing application for mobile devices. Previously it was only available for Apple products, but now it can be downloaded on both Apple and Android operating systems.
Install Instagram
After downloading the app to your mobile device, you need to sign up for Instagram.
In the main screen, there will be two options, one to sign up and one to login. Press the “Sign up” button.
Sign Up For Instagram
Next you need to set up your account. Enter your email, username (make it the same as your Twitter handle with no @sign if possible), and a password. A picture can be added later on if you don’t want to do it at this time and I don’t recommend adding your phone number. Once you have the necessary fields completed, press “Done.”
Find Friends
Now you can find friends to follow using your contact list, Facebook and Twitter friends or by searching names in Instagram.
For example, if I want to find my Twitter friends who are on Instagram I would press the Twitter friends option and would be shown a list of all the people I’m connected with on Twitter that use Instagram. I can either follow all by pressing the “follow all” button or I can select the people I want to follow by pressing the “follow” button next to their name.
Once you are done finding friends to follow, press the “Next” button.
Instagram will give you a list of suggested people to follow. You can decide if you want to follow them or not. Once you are finished with this screen, press “Done.”
Edit Your Profile
Now you are on Instagram. But you aren’t done setting up your profile yet. In Instagram, along the bottom, you will see 5 different icons. Press the rectangle icon that looks like a newspaper (or at least I think that’s what they want it to look like). This take you to your profile settings.
Go to Account, Edit Profile to finish your profile settings. Enter your First and Last name (if you want them shown), your URL, a short bio, and whatever other information you want to complete for your public and private profile. Be sure to hit “Submit” when you are done.
Add A Profile Picture
Go back to Profile and if you haven’t already added a profile picture, go to “Change Profile Picture.” Here you have the options of taking a picture, choosing one from your library, or importing from Facebook or Twitter. Pick whichever option you want and select your photo.
Optional Privacy Setting
The last important setting is the Privacy option. Here you can decide whether or not you want your pictures to be private. If you decide to have your photos private, you will have to approve follower requests.
If you aren’t already using Instagram, I suggest you follow these steps to get signed up today. I’ll have more information soon on how to use Instagram to share pictures as well as some reasons why you should be on Instagram.
Note: These screen shots and steps are from an iPhone.
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As far as I know, you can only set up an Instagram account on a mobile device. After that, you can use tools such as Statigram and Followgram to manage Instagram from your computer. Here’s a post I wrote with more info on those sites: http://business2blogger.com/5-sites-to-use-with-instagram/
hi my name is mariah i want to get a instagram page can some one help me
Im am an idiot but what is the website space for
why cant you sign up on the website!? i dont have the actual instagram app on my phone and its an android. the app i have is instaG everything basically looks the same but instead of it sayin sign up and log in it says check up or log in?? makes me angry!!!!
HELP! Since installing Instagram, I can no longer use FACEBOOK to upload pictures and post on my timeline. When I do, they upload and I see them but no one else does. Even if I go to my timeline and click SHARE with FRIENDS, still, no photo. It’s like INSTAGRAM took control and ownership of ALL photos, even those I don’t take with Instagram! HELP!
I made my friend an Instagram on my phone now my friends on my own personal Instagram are seeing my name just joined Instagram follow her now but it’s not mine it’s the Instagram I Made for my friend. How do I fix this because I don’t want people thinkin that’s my new Instagram!?!
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I just downloaded instagram but I can’t seem to fund it in my Android, it says it has been installed…
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I have a dumb phone…gasp! Can I get instagram on my computer?
As far as I know you have to sign up to get an Instagram account on a mobile device. After that you can manage it from the computer.
omg instagram wont let me sign up
if i put my phone number on private profile can people still see it?
no they can not see it
I am having a very hard time linking Instagram to Facebook. I have an iPhone 4S and I tried every step suggested and I keep getting an error message. Is anyone else having this problem?
im soooooooooo confused! i tried to get into instagram but it only showed ,my brothers. and i dont want HIS god dammit! i already tried doing this TWICE and it doesnt workkkkk! huhhhhhhhhhh
I down loaded instagram bt its nt working and am pissed I want a solution witg your kak application
How do I set my INSTAGRAM up to my TWITTER account???? i tried like 5 times and it wont work!?!?
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