Monday, August 19, 2013

Instagram tells third party apps to cease using 'insta' and 'gram' in their name


Instagram has sent an email to an app developer who utilizes its APIs, telling Luxogram that it will need to change its brand name so that it does not include either "insta" or "gram." There are many such apps that use the hooks that Instagram provides to build things like gallery viewers and other tools, including Webstagram and Luxogram. According to TechCrunch , which posted a portion of Instagram's message, these developers will need to reply within 48 hours and will have a "reasonable period" in which to change their apps' names. For developers to maintain continued access to Instagram's APIs, they'll presumably need to adhere to the new, stricter standard.


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