Setup an Instagram Account on a Android Phone

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Today we're going to show you how to setup an Instagram account on your Samsung Galaxy S5 or Samsung Galaxy Mini, or really any Android phone at all as long as you're running an updated version of the Android system.

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Steps

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    To get started, turn on the phone and then unlock it
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    Go down to the bottom right hand side, click the Apps button
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    This will take you to your list of applications
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    Look for Instagram which looks like this.
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    This will open up Instagram and it will offer us the option to Sign Up, Log In or Log In with Facebook
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    I'm going to Log In with Facebook.
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    Instagram will receive the following information, public profile, friends list and email address
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    Instagram cannot post to your Facebook. Your public profile is your name, profile picture and other information. If you are okay with this, tap OK.
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    Here we need to set some details for the account
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    When you are done press the checkmark.
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    Here you can find friends using Facebook
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    I have no friends using Instagram.
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    Here you can find some of your Phone Contacts that are using Instagram
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    Here we have a list of suggested users
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    We can tap on any one of these people and follow them. Tap the checkmark when you're done following people.
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    Here we have a search option where we can search for photos
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    We've got the option to take a photo
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    We've got the option to see Recent Activity from the people we are following
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    This icon is to see our account info
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    We can always go back home and see everything that you have as well
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    We also have the option to send photos to people directly using the Envelope icon on the top right
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    That's how you get started using Instagram using your Android phone
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    If you have questions or comments let us know in the section below and we will do our best to answer them.
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Video: Setup an Instagram Account on a Android Phone

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Recent edits by: Crystal, Grimm

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