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[[Insta360]]~~<ref>https://www.insta360.com/</ref>~~ is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, with offices in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Berlin. Founded in 2015 by JK Liu, Insta360 specializes in designing and manufacturing 360-degree cameras, action cameras, editing software for mobile and desktop, and stereoscopic 180-degree cameras for virtual reality (VR) content creation.

[[wikipedia:Insta360|'''Insta360''']] is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, with offices in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Berlin. Founded in 2015 by JK Liu, Insta360 specializes in designing and manufacturing 360-degree cameras, action cameras, editing software for mobile and desktop, and stereoscopic 180-degree cameras for virtual reality (VR) content creation.

==Consumer impact summary==

Same as with [[DJI]] products, this manufacturer's devices require an initial connection to an proprietary app in order to be usable.

Moreover, certain Insta360 devices, such as the [[Insta360 X5]], feature a persistent notification bar button in the camera’s interface that promotes Insta360+, a paid cloud service, even for non-subscribers. This practice ~~[https://www.facebook.com/groups/Insta360OneCommunity/permalink/9513988438690999/~~ has been criticized] as embedded advertising, potentially pressuring users to subscribe and limiting control over the device’s interface.

Moreover, certain Insta360 devices, such as the [[Insta360 X5]], feature a persistent notification bar button in the camera’s interface that promotes Insta360+, a paid cloud service, even for non-subscribers. This practice has been criticized as embedded advertising, potentially pressuring users to subscribe and limiting control over the device’s interface.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ried |first=Erwin |date=30 Apr 2025 |title=I bought the X5... the cloud360+ stuff is getting out of control! It's destroying the app and the firmware, why it needs to be everywhere? I get it, I see how it can be useful but CAN I PLEASE HIDE IT OR DISABLE IT? Instead of a sync to cloud button, can I have something useful there? 🥲 I moved away from GoPro because how annoying and slow they made their apps... But now I am starting to think on DJI when they release their 360 if insta360 continues messing the app so much |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/Insta360OneCommunity/permalink/9513988438690999/ |url-status=live |access-date=1 May 2025 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref>

==Products==

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==See also==

*[[DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro]]

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-[[Insta360]]<ref>https://www.insta360.com/</ref> is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, with offices in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Berlin. Founded in 2015 by JK Liu, Insta360 specializes in designing and manufacturing 360-degree cameras, action cameras, editing software for mobile and desktop, and stereoscopic 180-degree cameras for virtual reality (VR) content creation.
+[[wikipedia:Insta360|'''Insta360''']] is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, with offices in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Berlin. Founded in 2015 by JK Liu, Insta360 specializes in designing and manufacturing 360-degree cameras, action cameras, editing software for mobile and desktop, and stereoscopic 180-degree cameras for virtual reality (VR) content creation.
 ==Consumer impact summary==
 Same as with [[DJI]] products, this manufacturer's devices require an initial connection to an proprietary app in order to be usable.
-Moreover, certain Insta360 devices, such as the [[Insta360 X5]], feature a persistent notification bar button in the camera’s interface that promotes Insta360+, a paid cloud service, even for non-subscribers. This practice [https://www.facebook.com/groups/Insta360OneCommunity/permalink/9513988438690999/ has been criticized] as embedded advertising, potentially pressuring users to subscribe and limiting control over the device’s interface.
+Moreover, certain Insta360 devices, such as the [[Insta360 X5]], feature a persistent notification bar button in the camera’s interface that promotes Insta360+, a paid cloud service, even for non-subscribers. This practice has been criticized as embedded advertising, potentially pressuring users to subscribe and limiting control over the device’s interface.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ried |first=Erwin |date=30 Apr 2025 |title=I bought the X5... the cloud360+ stuff is getting out of control! It's destroying the app and the firmware, why it needs to be everywhere? I get it, I see how it can be useful but CAN I PLEASE HIDE IT OR DISABLE IT? Instead of a sync to cloud button, can I have something useful there? 🥲 I moved away from GoPro because how annoying and slow they made their apps... But now I am starting to think on DJI when they release their 360 if insta360 continues messing the app so much |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/Insta360OneCommunity/permalink/9513988438690999/ |url-status=live |access-date=1 May 2025 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref>
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 ==See also==
 *[[DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro]]
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