Ultimately, it's why he thinks this version of the application will succeed.
Once downloaded, the corrupted version of the application installs the spyware.
An Android version of the application is scheduled to be released by March.
Glide recently told TechCrunch that it was working on an Android version of the application which was expected soon.
Mr. Pedercini has released a version of the application for Android-powered devices, which is now available for download.
Nuance Communications, which produces the Dragon speech-recognition software for PCs, sells a mobile version of the application, called Voice Control, for $6 a month.
Since the agency's version of the application was introduced in August 2008, he said, there have been several thousand downloads a week.
A spokesman for the campaign said a version of the application for the Android operating system should be available within a matter of days.
The Android version of the application is nearly identical to the iPhone version, Mr. Systrom said, carrying the same suite of picture-altering features.
That left the state with little more than the Memorial Day weekend to complete a new version of the application, which was due that Tuesday.
If the phone doesn't allow third-party applications to be downloaded to the device, GetJar creates a short link to a mobile version of the application.
