Imgur Releases Official App For Android

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Fast-growing and super popular image sharing service Imgur announced the release of their first official application for Android. Even though there’s been a beta available since April, Imgur says their mobile application is ready for primetime. Now you can enjoy meme pictures and silly cats wherever you happen to be.

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Previously, users of the service were required to either access Imgur via their mobile web browser or through the use of third-party applications that made use of the Imgur API. Now, it can all be done using the official Imgur app. Uploading, commenting, the works — it’s all available.

“We’re really excited to bring Imgurians a mobile tool that makes their Imgur experience better,” says Imgur founder and CEO Alan Schaaf.

“We’ve seen mobile usage double annually, up from about 7% in January 2011 to 30% at the beginning of this year. The decision to build and release our own app was due to a substantial increase in mobile browser usage over time. We’re trying to develop a closer, more intimate relationship with our users and we think people’s phones are the best way to reach out and do that.”

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If you’re interested in grabbing the app for your Android phone, it can be downloaded for free from the Google Play Store.

(via Engadget)

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