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Languages, frameworks, and third-party SDKs detected inside Instagram — extracted from the iOS App Store build.

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v432.0.0 · latestApp Store now v431.0.0Metal shadersDeclares tracking

Stack profile

C/C++ · Metal (shaders) · Objective-C · 10 third-party SDKs across 5 categories · notable detections include Google, Facebook

Analysis

Analyzed
June 1, 2026
Bundle ID
com.burbn.instagram
Detection floor
Lower bound

Languages

4

C/C++ · Metal (shaders) · Objective-C

Third-party SDKs

10

5 categories

Apple frameworks

23

18 total frameworks

Signals

84

capabilities, APIs, fonts

Build

Build & platform

Compiler, target OS, supported device families, and localization footprint detected from the bundle.

Min iOS

16.3

Built with

Xcode 26.2

iphoneos26.2

Devices

iPad · iPhone

Localizations

35

14 strings in base locale

Method

How this is detected

  • Detected SDKs are a lower bound — Instagram may bundle more than static analysis can attribute.
  • The App Store binary is encrypted with Apple FairPlay, so detection is limited to what is observable without decryption.

Runtime

Languages & runtimes

Primary runtimes and language signatures observed in the app binary.
C/C++18MMetal (shaders)13Objective-C18Swift18

Dependencies

Third-party SDKs

Grouped by purpose. Select any SDK to see other tracked apps that use it.
10 of 10 SDKs shown

Analytics

1
FFacebook SDK6

Authentication

1
FFacebook Login

Media

2
GoogleCast4.8.34SSpotifyiOS5.0.14

Telephony

1
LlibPhoneNumber2

Other

5
FFBBrowserIntegrityLoggingKitFFBSharedFramework1.0IIGDrawKitLlibavcodec1.0Llibavutil1.0

Apple

Apple frameworks

Native frameworks and system libraries linked into the build.
AActivityKit (Live Activities)15AApp Intents12AARKit5AAVFoundation (audio/video)18AAVKit15BBackground Tasks11CCloudKit5CCore Data14CCore Location16CCore ML8MMapKit13MMetalKit15NNatural Language9PPassKit (Wallet / Apple Pay)8RRealityKit3SSceneKit7SSpriteKit4SStoreKit (in-app purchase)18SwiftUI18UUIKit18UUser Notifications18VVision12WWidgetKit (widgets)16

Extensions

App extensions

8 bundled app extensions for widgets, notifications, share sheets, and Siri intents.
InstagramBroadcastSampleHandlerExtensionBroadcast Upload
InstagramNotificationContentExtensionNotification Content
InstagramNotificationExtensionNotification Service
InstagramShareExtensionShare
InstagramExtensionLockScreenCameraUnknown
InstagramWidgetExtensionWidget
InstagramWidgetExtensionLiveActivitiesWidget
InstagramWidgetExtensionLockScreenCameraControlWidget

Shortcuts

App Intents

Actions exposed to Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight through the App Intents framework.
7 actions2 entitiesApp Shortcuts

Interface

UI & graphics

Frameworks and libraries Instagram uses to render its interface and animations.
SwiftUIUIKit

GPU

Metal shaders

76 custom GPU shader functions across 28 metallib files.
IGGLKBackgroundShaderFragmentIGGLKBackgroundShaderVertexIGGLKGradientShaderFragmentIGGLKGradientShaderVertexIGGLKTextureShaderFragmentIGGLKTextureShaderFragmentYUVIGGLKTextureShaderVertexaggregateStatsKernelaudioAnimationaudiobars_fragmentaudiobars_vertexbackgroundFragmentbackgroundVertexbloom_compositebloom_thresholdblur_horizontalblur_verticalchromaticFragmentShaderchromaticVertexShaderdynamicTonemapKernelembodimentAnimationeraserFragmentShaderfragmentShaderfragment_mainfullScreenFragmentColorShader

Models

On-device ML models

Core ML and ML model bundles shipped inside the app for local inference.
ig_signals_comments_prefetch_001ig_signals_sundial_tab_open_schema_6_v12ig_signals_comments_prefetch_002ig_signals_comments_prefetch_003ig_signals_casper_backgroundreels_tab_v13

Assets

Bundled fonts

Custom font families packaged in the app bundle.
CosmopolitanScript-RegularFacebookNarrow_A_RgFacebookSans_BdGoogleSans-Bold.nohintsGoogleSans-Medium.nohintsGoogleSans-Regular.nohintsig_logo_fontBETA-RegularInstagramSans-BoldInstagramSans-LightInstagramSans-MediumInstagramSans-RegularInstagramSansCondensed-BoldInstagramSansCondensed-LightInstagramSansCondensed-MediumInstagramSansCondensed-RegularInstagramSansHeadline-BoldInstagramSansHeadline-RegularMontserrat-ExtraBoldItalicOptimistic_VF_App_LiteSF-Mono-RegularSF-Mono-SemiboldThreadsGlyphs-Regular

Packaging

Build & packaging

Dependency managers and build tooling detected in the app bundle.
Unknown / Xcode native

Integrations

Services & integrations

Service configuration, URL schemes, universal links, and integration keys observed in the sanitized audit.

SDK config keys

FacebookAppID

Facebook SDK · Info.plist

FacebookClientToken

Facebook SDK · Info.plist

Registered URL schemes

fb124024574287414productioninstagraminstagram-authinstagram-captureinstagram-notes-sharinginstagram-reelsinstagram-secure-shareinstagram-stories

Queries other apps

barcelonabaselcom.amazon.mobile.map.3pssov2comgooglemapsduoeclipseemberfbfb-amafb-messengerfb-pmafb-viewappfb1049729741852134fb1065312064700600fb1178013830767255fb1319953309733724fb1353804042859598fb1508681127074276fb166363243399924fb1779658199047189fb1862952583919182fb24101460846123576fb2832258416912574fb3833784630241184fb410181193191942fb414796964699887fb435852711476248fb597615686992125

Network

Backend & API

Backend hosts, GraphQL operations, and certificate pinning signals surfaced by static analysis.

Backend hosts

www.facebook.com

Storage

On-device data

Local stores, Core Data models, and schema names found in the app bundle.

CastFrameworkDB

Frameworks/GoogleCast.framework/GoogleCastCoreResources.bundle/CastFrameworkDB.momd

GCKDBBluetoothDiscoveryInfoGCKDBTCPDiscoveryInfoTportTrootUappID

First party

App modules

Likely first-party modules and resource bundles detected in Instagram.
Filter

Entitlements

Capabilities

System capabilities and entitlement flags included with the app.
App GroupsAssociated Domains (Universal Links)Background App RefreshBackground AudioBackground LocationBackground ProcessingBackground PushBluetooth (central)Bluetooth (peripheral)CloudKitCommunication NotificationsExternal AccessoryiCloudiCloud Key-Value StorageKeychain SharingPush Notifications (APNs)Sign in with AppleTime-Sensitive NotificationsVoIP

APIs

Detected API usage

System frameworks and privacy-sensitive APIs referenced by the binary.
App Attest (anti-fraud)Biometric auth (Face ID / Touch ID)Calendar / remindersCamera captureCarrier / cellular infoContactsHashing (SHA-256)In-app browser (SFSafariViewController)Keychain readKeychain storageLocationMetal GPU computeMFi external accessoryMotion sensorsOn-device image analysis (Vision)On-device OCR (Vision)Photo libraryPublic-key crypto (Secure Enclave)Sign in with Apple / PasskeysSMS compositionSymmetric crypto (CommonCrypto)Web-based OAuth

Privacy

Privacy manifest

Declares tracking in its App Store privacy manifest.

Collected data types

AdvertisingDataAudioDataBrowsingHistoryCoarseLocationContactsCrashDataCreditInfoCustomerSupportDeviceIDEmailAddressEmailsOrTextMessagesFitnessGameplayContentHealthNameOtherDataTypesOtherDiagnosticDataOtherFinancialInfoOtherUsageDataOtherUserContactInfoOtherUserContentPaymentInfoPerformanceDataPhoneNumberPhotosorVideosPhysicalAddressPreciseLocationProductInteraction

Tracking domains

pm.instagram.com

Required-reason API categories

ActiveKeyboardsDiskSpaceFileTimestampSystemBootTimeUserDefaults

Architecture

Architecture details

Additional build and bundle signals that help explain how the app is structured.

Storyboards

3

Launch: IGLaunchScreen

Nibs

20

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