Instagram's Android app got a big redesign Tuesday and the latest version of the app is faster, more responsive and optimized for a wider variety of Android devices.
With version 5.1, Instagram has cut the size of the app in half, while making the app faster. Profile pages, for example, now load twice as quickly. The buttons have also been rearranged to make the app easier to navigate on different sized handsets.
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Buttons for changing the camera's in-app settings or editing photos will now appear in different places on the screen, depending on what size screen is being used.
"We’ve worked to make sure that Instagram feels native and at home on any Android device," the company said in a blog post announcing the update. "We’ve simplified our visuals throughout our app, making use of valuable screen space for small devices and feature phones and rearranging our design to keep buttons within easy reach as you navigate the app on a larger device."
Unlike Instagram's update to its iOS app earlier in the week, the Android update did not include any new creative tools. The iOS update added a slider to the app's Lux tool, which increases a photo's saturation, so users can adjust the level of color saturation they wish to apply to their images.
A spokesperson for Instagram said the Lux tool would be "coming soon" to Android users.
The latest version of Instagram is available in the Google Play Store.