Instagram version 8.2 enables photo upload shortcut from iOS applications - CNET

Instagram has announced an update to its popular social photography app that makes it a little easier for iOS users to upload photos directly from any iPhone app.

Though not as divisive as its previous update announcing a new icon design, version 8.2's latest trick takes a step out of the Instagram photo uploading process by adding a shortcut extension to the iOS "share" menu on iOS apps, including the native Photos app.

That means you no longer have to switch back to Instagram, press the camera button, and select a picture to post a photo after taking it. You can add a caption from the shortcut menu too, but you'll have to go the old route if you want to use filters.

The feature has been a long time coming: other apps like Flickr, Camera+, Pocket, and more have had their own extensions since iOS 8 debuted the tool for developers back in 2014.