Instagram is finally taking advantage of iOS share extensions so that you can post photos without ever opening Instagram itself. But then you wouldn’t get to play with all those nice filters, and I’m all about the filters.
- The latest update to Instagram on iOS adds a sharing extension—meaning that you can, for example, browse the default Photos app, tap share on your desired photo, and post directly to Instagram without having to go through the app. You still need to launch the full Instagram app if you want to add filters or edit the photo, though. [9to5Mac]
- In other news, T-Mobile announced a few goodies for its customers today at CEO John Legere’s Uncarrier event. First of all, T-Mobile customers will now get one hour of free in-flight Gogo Wi-Fi on every Gogo-equipped plane starting June 13th. More peculiarly, T-Mobile is also rewarding customers with a single share in T-Mobile US. Primary account holders can claim their share through a new “T-Mobile Tuesdays” app, which will also host other giveaways and rewards. You can earn more shares in the company by referring people to join. Congratulations, you now own a sliver of T-Mobile. [T-Mobile]
Facebook is giving you the option to publish a post on the News Feed that does not appear on your own Timeline. People have been posting fewer updates to Facebook so they probably want to encourage users to publish updates without regard to their permanence—but the posts will still appear in search results, so it’s not that ephemeral. (Technically you could already do this if you just edit a post after the fact to “Hide from Timeline”.) [TNW]
- Facebook is also inching into Twitch territory with gaming livestreams. They’re working with Blizzard to implement the Facebook Live API into every Blizzard game, meaning you’ll soon be able to stream your Overwatch gameplay directly to Facebook. You’ll also soon be able to login to Blizzard games using just your Facebook credentials. [BusinessWire]
Source: LifeHacker
