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Mike from IG here. Here's the direct App Store link while it propagates: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id740146917

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"No sign up or account required."

Thank you. Oh, thank you.

Not that I won't, I just hate apps requiring signup when not inherently necessary.

I was wondering why you didn't link an Android version until I read the article. :(

Apps coming in iPhone first is by far my most frustrating experience with Android.

I guess bad gyroscope data in lots of Android devices, lots of fragmentation in OS and hardware capabilities, and less people using Android on the more valueable for advertisers market segment, limits developers will to push something simultaneously.

It's similar with music apps, were Android has crappy audio APIs and latency issues. Almost all synths, samplers, etc from professional music companies like Korg et co are made for iOS only.

The article was pretty hand-wavy about the API issues. Why aren't the Android gyroscope or camera APIs good enough?

There is a lot of inconsistency in gyroscope accuracy between Android devices.

The developers of Bounden posted about it here: http://gameovenstudios.com/bounden-on-android-delayed/

Is it not enough to have the user run a calibration step when first using the app? I've had panorama apps do this.

Edit: Bounden has a calibration step every time you use the app, and again every time it detects too much drift. If it was a quality issue, they could just warn people that they'll get crummy results if they have crummy sensors.

Nah, I talked to the guys who develop Horizon, and the Android APIs and devices are very spotty about gyroscopes/accelerometers. Each device needs to be developed for almost separately, and the iPhone APIs are higher-quality on these things in general.

That doesn't mean you can't do it, it's just easier on the iPhone, which sucks for us Android users.

They're getting better. But unfortunately due to the way Android phones receive updates many phones have different, older, API levels which don't support many of the features.

So while they could likely make and release an Android app, expect only the flagship phones from the last 12-24 months to be supported, nothing a day older (and even a lot of phones within that window still lack the latest API updates).

I'm pretty sure it's not a fragmentation issue. They said the APIs required changes.

Phone Mfg's will sometime release manufacturer-specific API's for Android that will only work on their phones.

I've always been disappointed at how/why Google allows fragmentation.

It certainly seems to me that they have the power to force a reunification in Android (and that if they did, the world would cheer).

Why not tell Samsung that Google must determine the update schedule, not Samsung? And if Samsung adds non-standard hardware, they must provide working updated code by this schedule.

And if Samsung doesn't like it, they are welcome to move everything over to their Tizen OS.

Even if Google cannot fix the past, why not do this going forward?

Google doesn't control Android after they release it. It's open software (which is why Samsung gets to "skin" it the way they do) and Samsung could add anything they want or even rip bits out. It's not Google's decision.

Edit: this is a lot of downvotes for no comments. What's wrong with my comment?

The downvotes might be because you're slightly mistaken about the level of control that Google possesses. While the code base of Android itself is open source, that means little because Google apps such as the Gmail, Maps and the all important Play Store are not part of AOSP code base. If a manufacturer wants to include those (and lets face it, they have to) they need to agree to several onerous terms and conditions that Google stipulates.

An example of such a condition is that if a manufacturer makes any phone that includes Google apps, they must not manufacture a phone that runs without it. This is why Amazon had such a hard time finding a manufacturer for their Fire tablet/phone. As for skinning, Samsung can only do that because Google explicitly allows it.

Lastly, I feel that someone should have pointed this out instead of downvoting you.

Android users are going to be so disappointed if they have to wait until the Nexus 6 to download Hyperlapse.

I wish there was a native or web app for this - I'd love to throw some GoPro videos through the algorithm without trying to load them on my phone.

Looks like it depends on gyroscope data gathered while capturing video in this case. But I agree that a solution like Microsoft's not commercially available Hyperlapse solution is more ideal when you have another camera or footage already shot.

Somebody could make a GoPro mount that attaches to an iPhone, plus an app that records the gyroscope data in sync with the video.

Or GoPro could go make a GoPro camera with a gyroscope sensor.

Seriously, it's a shame DSLR etc manufactures don't offer an open API.

I had hope for my way too long and boring gopro videos...

Thanks for the link Mike! I wasn't able to search for it on the App Store yet, but it is currently live on the Instagram, Inc. app page. Cheers!

Wait don't go yet - where do you see Instagram in five years?

where did you see MySpace in 5 years when it was at its peak?

(there's your answer)

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