Instagram isn’t going to end support for photos, but its focus on video means users will soon be able to upload their photos in the ultra-tall format, which basically has a 9:16 ratio. The so-called photo-sharing platform is going to start with trials in a couple of weeks.
This update was shared by Adam Mosseri, answering the weekly Q&A session, “You can have long videos, but you can’t have long pictures on Instagram,” Mosseri said. “So we thought maybe we should make sure we treat both equally.”
And this update hardly comes as a surprise, especially if you’ve been tracking Instagram and its latest changes. Mosseri has talked about how the platform is now going to round out video, and keeps photos as a small part of the product. This explains the decision to let people post photos in the 9:16 format, allowing Instagram to focus on its video-centric approach and still keep people happy.
As you might know, Instagram introduced the option to use 9:16 images when uploading content as Stories, which disappears after 24 hours. But having this format for images certainly seems like an idea that has sparked trends.
After all, most smartphones these days let you click pictures in the 9:16 ratio, which has become popular since the notch and punch-hole smartphones hit the market. So, people can actually click their pictures and they don’t have to try cropping them to upload the best view.
Instagram has already faced backlash for moving to a full-screen interface, which the company had to roll back after it turned out people didn’t like it. Now it remains to be seen how the same people react when viewing Instagram feeds supported by the 9:16 ratio, especially shutterbugs and photographers who like to click and post pictures in the traditional ratio.
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