By default, aplicatia Instagram, developed by Facebook For mobile devices, smartphone and iPhone, no can be installed on the iPad. The reason is as simple as possible. Instagram is designed as an application to upload to pictures and videos short made with your mobile phone. In fact, we can't even upload pictures on Instagram.
If you are a holder of iPhone and iPad, you will notice that in a simple search on the iPhone, the word "Instagram” in App Store, the official Instagram application appears the first and can be installed without problems. We do a similar search on the iPad and will defend us in the App Store several applications for Instagram, but not the official one.
However, there is a very simple solution through which we can instagram on the iPad.
How can we install Instagram (official application) on iPad Mini, iPad Pro, iPad Air
1. We open App Store On the iPad, and in the "search" bar type "Instagram“.
As I said above, the official application will not appear in the list of results.
2. In the option bar in the App Store, we press on "iPad Only", Then in the menu that opens we select:"iPhone Only“.
In this way we will ask to be listed with the compatible applications for iPhone.
3. After selecting "iPhone Only", the first application listed in results will be the official Instagram. Press for installation.
Once the Instagram is completed on the iPad, you will authenticate and you can use the application at maximum capacity, as if on the iPhone.
There is still a problem. Being an iPhone application, it is not optimized for the much larger dimensions of iPad display.
You can use the application in two resolutions. 1x - the real one, in which the application will be visible only on a small part in the screen and 2x - double size. All you have to do is press 1x or 2x from the right-handed corner.
In the same way you will be able to install on iPad Mini, iPad Pro or iPad Air several applications dedicated to iPhone devices.
Hi I read your suggestions and tried to install Instagram on my iPad Air, but there is nothing to do, you don't find the application, do you have a plan B to help me? On the mini I succeeded ...
Thanks in advance for your availability
Alessandra
If you have the latest iOS version installed on iPad Air, everything should be the same as the iPad Mini. I do not know there is a difference in the App Store between Air and Mini.
Excellent explanation !!! How nice to find sites like this, find what one looks for with a simple, super graphic explanation and that works! THANK YOU!
Very good, thanks for the information.
The problem of installing Instagram on iPad is that the application does not run on the screen…. At least in my iPad 9.7 no. I found a very simple solution!
Just go to the Instagram account on the Safari browser and then click on the upper right side on the first symbol on the left. There is the option “screen”… and that's it, problem solved! If someone has had this difficulty like me, this is the solution… 🙂
Good morning I tried to do the installation but my iPad does not let me give me the message that I have to install iOS 10 how do I do it because iPad does not give me this update you can help me from the message that is updated with iOS 9.3