Instagram users may have noticed that their profile grid is now displaying their photos in a rectangular format instead of square. For some photographers, the change has wreaked havoc on their carefully crafted profiles.
last summer, petapixel reported this Instagram was testing the change But Meta Platform has now made it available to all users.
“I know some of you really like your classes. And square photos are, in a way, Instagram’s legacy. But at this point, the majority of what is uploaded, both photos and videos, are vertical in their orientation,” Mosseri said in an Instagram story.
“But at this point, most of what is uploaded, both photos and videos, is vertical in its orientation. And cutting them excessively is troublesome. I know it’s a change. “I know it’s a little bit of a pain, but I think it’s a transition pain.”
The new update on Instagram is so weird :sob: pic.twitter.com/IN0kvw9fgq
– Niall Horan Updates 🩵:Sparkles: (@niallxupdates_) 18 January 2025
Instagram will pay for their crimes oh my god… they ruined like every other kpop group account pic.twitter.com/ZW9zkcJ1dl
– ล (@ningvinyl) 18 January 2025
an analog photographer Moved to Reddit To complain “My nice square-frame aspect ratio that I set to make my 6×6 and 35mm look good in preview is now all for naught.”
However, a fellow Redditor says it’s adjustable by selecting “Post Settings”, “Adjust Preview”, and “Fit”.
Mosseri said in August, “I know this may be annoying for some of you who have really spent a lot of time preparing everything and making sure it works, but I’m really looking forward to improving the content today.” Would like.”
“The majority of what is uploaded to Instagram these days is vertical. It’s either 4 by 3 in a photo or 9 by 16 in a video, and making it square is brutal. So, I hope we can find a way to manage this change.”
📲Instagram is officially testing a vertical (portrait) profile grid. pic.twitter.com/cYTKkM6wEZ
– Radu Oncescu (@oncescuradu) 17 August 2024
Instagram’s new layout means it’s more in line with TikTok’s profile grid. to a great extent well documented Instagram, perhaps jealous of TikTok’s success, has been copying features of the Chinese-owned app. on tuesday Instagram announces “editing”A new video editing app that looks a lot like CapCut went offline on Sunday With TikTok.
