Instagram allows more image formats
A small revolution at the online photo-sharing service Instagram: Until now, square images have been the platform's hallmark, but with the updated version of the app, users can now also post photos and videos in portrait or landscape orientation.
The square photo will "always be a part of who we are," the service, which is part of the Facebook group, announced on Thursday. But users should also be able to share moments "the way they want" - for example, a full-size portrait photo or a panoramic image. According to Instagram, out of five photos on the platform so far, one does not display properly in square form. In the end, this meant that someone was cut off in a group photo, a video looked overcrowded, or simply the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco didn't fit completely in one photo. Now, users can choose which format they want with a single click.
Instagram says it has more than 300 million users, most of them outside the US. Every day, an average of 70 million photos are shared via the platform. Instagram has been part of Facebook since 2012. (SDA)
