# Friendly For Instagram > Quickly browse all your Instagram accounts, Download, Repost, Edit any media. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.friendly.instagram](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.friendly.instagram) ## Overview - **ID:** `io.friendly.instagram` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Friendly App Studios - **Category:** SOCIAL - **Downloads:** 1,538,382 - **Rating:** 4.68 / 5 (12,269 ratings) - **Version:** 2.9.2 - **Last updated:** 2026-08-12 - **First published:** 2019-03-05 - **Publisher country:** US - **Size:** 30 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-08 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.friendly.instagram) - **Website:** [http://friendly.io](http://friendly.io/) - **Privacy policy:** [http://friendly.io/privacy](http://friendly.io/privacy) ## Description **Friendly for Instagram** is a comprehensive browser extension designed to enhance your social media experience across Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, and more. It allows fast multi-account browsing, letting you manage all your social profiles seamlessly in one place. Key features include a powerful media downloader that supports videos, photos, and gifs from posts, stories, and messages. The built-in image and watermark editor empowers you to customize and repost media effortlessly. The extension optimizes battery and storage usage with lite versions of sites, dark mode, and minimal background activity. Customize your browsing experience with color themes and compact mode. Friendly for Instagram is ad-free, subscription-free, and focuses on user privacy while supporting multiple social platforms within one lightweight tool. ## Rankings - #52,968 — Overall - #77 — reddit ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE` - `android.permission.CAMERA` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE` - `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC` - `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` - `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS` - `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT` - `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE` - `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS` - `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS` - `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE` - `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS` - `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS` - `com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY` - `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ` - `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE` - `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE` - `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE` - `io.friendly.instagram.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` - `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ` - `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE` ## Review summary Users largely find Friendly For Instagram easy to use and appealing as an Instagram-like alternative, with features like a built-in camera and quick access to Instagram. However, multiple reviews report problems with uploading photos or setting profile pictures, posting images, and loading content, plus notification issues. Overall sentiment is mixed: strong usability when it works, but reliability and media-upload glitches are the most consistently mentioned drawbacks. ### Pros - Easy to use and user-friendly - Built-in camera / open camera feature - Acts as a friendly Instagram-like alternative - Provides quick access to Instagram within the app - Generally positive usability and appeal ### Cons - Cannot upload photos or add profile pictures - Cannot post images despite having permissions - Loading / download failures or content not loading - Notifications cannot be enabled or do not work - Occasional reliability issues / bugs ## Similar extensions and apps - [Friendly Social Browser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.friendly) — 6,205,157 users, 3.57 / 5 - [Friendly For Twitter/X](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.friendly.twitter) — 1,250,076 users, 3.56 / 5 - [Social Media: One App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.allsocialmedia.app) — 264 users - [All Social Media in One App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ronstech.allsocialmediaapp) — 13,155 users, 3.33 / 5 - [Social - Media Downloader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.amupys.socialbuddy) — 5,325 users - [InstaSaver](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.supreme.instasaver) — 4,422 users - [Video Downloader - All In one](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.video.downloader.ins.fetcher.scraper.social.meida.facebook.tweeter.downloader) — 197,311 users, 4.46 / 5 - [All Video Downloader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.allvideodownloader.instastoresaveer.fastvideodownloader) — 114,978 users - [Instant Downloader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.taurus.storysaver) — 27,872 users, 4.33 / 5 - [All Video Downloader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/royals1.video.downloader) — 248,182 users - [Social Media's - All in One](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.adobodev.socialmedias) — 342 users - [Download All one click](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.samerapps.savestatus7) — 1,457 users, 5.00 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.friendly.instagram)