Whether or not you’re a fan of Instagram, there’s no denying its popularity. Its release on Android was quite the spectacle and although it’s been downloaded more than a million times, it hasn’t been without its problems. Thankfully the Instagram team has been hard at work ironing out all the bugs. In fact, their first update to the app came the very same day of the release. Now that’s a timely update. Here we are now on day 3 and Instagram has pushed out yet another update in order to take care of a few more issues users are experiencing with the app. This latest update takes care of:
Google’s been updating its apps all day today and another to get some update love is Google Play Books. Google’s Book app, which still has a long way to go in terms of functionality, has brought a few changes to show that they are at least trying. Android 2.2 and 2.3 users will notice a new UI, which now includes 3D page-turn animation. Other added features include:
- In-book search works offline.
- New home screen shortcut for a single book.
- Screen stays on during TTS
The Gmail app received a performance update today bringing Ice Cream Sandwich functionality to Honeycomb users and new label API’s to Froyo and Gingerbread. Honeycomb users will benefit from the new Ice Cream Sandwich features, including:
Social network Path came under great scrutiny after it was discovered that the app would upload a user’s entire address book to Path’s servers. The worst part, for iOS users at least, was Path never let them know. After a public apology, Path worked diligently to remedy the issue and came up with a few enhancements to the way they handle user privacy. Today, Path has rolled out an update to both its Android and iOS apps reflecting the changes and assuring users that they take their privacy seriously (or at least now they do).
Ahead of the Olympics being held in London this summer, the Google Maps team has released an update for its Android app and mobile web page today that will help commuters in the London area. Today, Google Maps has gained service alerts for London’s Underground train system. Users will be provided with real time information on closures and other issues on the track.
