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The wait is over for Instagram users who want to change the captions of their retro-style photographs.

Since its launch in 2010, users of the photo-sharing app have had to put up typos in their captions because they couldn't be corrected after publication. 

But now the California-based company has at last added an editing tool.

The latest update for iOS and Android gives people the ability to edit captions, as well as change a photo's location after they have published it.

After four years, Instagram has added an editing tool for photo captions (pictured left). The latest update for iOS and Android gives people the ability to edit words as well as change a photo's location after they have published it. The Explore page of the app has also been given a makeover (pictured right)

The company said: 'We've added the ability to go back and edit captions on your posts. When you share a moment to Instagram, a typo shouldn't get in the way.

'This has been one of the top requests that we've heard from the community, and we're excited to finally bring it to you today.

The edit button is located in the menu beneath an image and lets users tap on it to change their original caption. 

It can't, however, be used to edit comments on other user's photos and profiles.

The update also sees subtle design changes to the original app. The 'Explore' icon, for example, which was once a compass, is now a magnifying glass.

The feature has added a Photos and People tab to help users find new accounts to follow more easily, too.

The edit button is located in the menu beneath an image and lets users tap on it to change their original caption. The options that are displayed are pictured left. When users open the Explore page they will now see two tabs for Photos and People (shown right). The People tab highlights interesting accounts to discover

According to Instagram, around 40 per cent of daily users visit the Explore page and it has made the search function simpler and faster using 'type ahead search', which predicts what users are looking for as they type each letter.

'When you open Explore, you'll now see two tabs: Photos and People. 

'The Photos tab has not changed. It contains the same scrolling grid of photos and videos you already know. The new People tab highlights interesting accounts for you to discover,' the company continued.

AND REAL POLAROID CAMERAS ARE IN DEMAND TOO 

Sales of Polaroid cameras, which were popular in the 1980s and dispense a developed film image – have risen by around three quarters - perhaps in part due to scandals like the iCloud leak, which rock consumers' confidence that their private images and documents can be kept safe online

Celebrities such as Miley Cyrus and members of the public alike are embracing retro technologies in order to keep their pictures private - and on paper.

Sales of Polaroid cameras, which were particularly popular in the 1980s, and produce a developed film image, have risen by around three quarters in less than a year.

Creed O'Hanlon, chief executive of Netherlands-based The Impossible Project, which took over manufacturing Polaroid cameras in 2008, told The Guardian: 'In the past 10 months we have seen a 75 per cent increase in the 18 to 25 demographic, with teenagers turning their backs on digital, for something more tangible.'

'Over the past six months, we have doubled the volume of films we sell and refurbished more than 30,000 classic Polaroid cameras.

'Next year, we expect these numbers to double.'

The popularity of the retro camera has been attributed to people's love of Instagram, as well as the number of celebrities embracing the devices, including Lana Del Rey.

A Polaroid photo forms the front cover of Taylor Swift's new album, 1989, making the format fashionable again.

Stephanie Sian Smith, a freelance photographer who shoots for magazines Vice and i-D, said: 'Young people today are more nostalgic than ever and they love the old film look - hence the rise of Instagram.

'The cameras look cool and the pictures remind us of something from the past.'

Instagram launched in October 2010 and quickly became popular for its square Polaroid-like images and digital filters to make photos taken on smartphones look retro.

It was acquired by Facebook in April 2012 for a cool $1 billion (£600 million) in cash and stock.

In spring this year, the company announced it had over 200 million users, 50 million of them acquired in just six months.

In 2013, the app grew by 23 per cent, while its parent company, Facebook, only grey by three per cent.