Instagram will update its profile grids to show content as rectangles instead of squares, with the change rolling out "over the weekend," according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri in a Friday Instagram Story, reports the verge.
“I know some of you really like your squares. And square photos are sort of the heritage of Instagram. But at this point, most of what’s uploaded, both photos and videos, are vertical in their orientation,” Mosseri said. It’s a “bummer to overly crop them,” he added.
Mosseri recognizes that the change might be a “bit of a pain,” but he thinks that it’s a “transitional” pain. “I think people will, over the long run, be excited that more of their photos and more of their videos are actually visible as intended in the profile as opposed to aggressively cropped,” Mosseri said.
Mosseri’s justification is pretty similar to what he said in August when Instagram confirmed it was conducting a “limited test” of the change.
Instagram also announced on Saturday that it’s adding a new spot in your Reels feed where you can see videos that your friends have liked.
Bd-pratidin English/ Afia
