{"id":275307,"date":"2024-03-13T00:36:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T07:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=328028"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:56:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:56:45","slug":"tiktok-or-how-to-counterattack-instagram-reels-by-creating-a-photo-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/tiktok-or-how-to-counterattack-instagram-reels-by-creating-a-photo-application\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok or how to counterattack Instagram Reels by creating a photo application"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TikTok<\/strong>, one of the most popular apps of the moment, seems to be planning to enter a new segment of social networks by creating a new app with photos as the main element<\/strong>. This way, this hypothetical app would directly compete with Instagram, thus responding<\/strong> to Mark Zuckerberg’s app that developed Reels<\/strong> to steal its audience by copying its format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have previously talked about how the programming clues are leaving a more than evident trail<\/a>, and that TikTok also wants to play the same game as Instagram<\/strong>, and it’s not about the photo app itself, but about attacking its market with a similar app to shake Instagram’s dominance<\/strong> in the photo app space.<\/p>\n\n\n

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An app to compete with Instagram<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This news, revealed by TheSpandroid blog<\/a>, indicates that TikTok would have serious plans to enter the Android photography segment. And, considering that it is currently a social network with very high<\/strong> engagement<\/strong><\/em> and very active users in general, it would be expected that a photo application launched by TikTok could initially have overwhelming success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chinese company has been observing for several years how various competitors try to copy its formats: the mentioned Reels<\/strong>, which in addition to Instagram, also reached Facebook, the YouTube Shorts<\/strong>, which replicate the same format to give a twist to the classic style of this platform, or even the attempt of X (Twitter) to create a similar format, creating an infinite scroll when opening videos<\/strong>. Now, however, this leak suggests that TikTok will take the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The war of copying the rival<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In social media, we have been seeing for over a decade<\/strong> how various services constantly copy each other<\/a> when they realize that new features that come to the industry become popular<\/strong>. In fact, Instagram is one of the most skilled applications in copying formats<\/strong>. For example, its introduction of the “stories” format when Snapchat was emerging completely halted the progression of this service<\/strong>, which was completely overshadowed by its larger user base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Instagram is not the only application that has benefited from copying its rivals or competitors<\/strong>, as the Meta ecosystem, which includes Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, has also reaped rewards. WhatsApp, in particular<\/strong>, is known for gradually implementing many of the improvements that Telegram experienced and found successful<\/a>. Now, with TikTok, it remains to be seen how far this experiment could go<\/strong> in terms of copying its rival.<\/p>\n\n\n

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