Instagram bids farewell to square photos and now supports new dimensions that are compatible with smartphones.

Instagram, a subsidiary of Meta, has announced a new update supporting images with a 3:4 aspect ratio, allowing users to upload their photos without the need to crop them to fit the previous square or limited vertical dimensions. Instagram's head, Adam Mosseri, stated in a post on the Meta-owned platform "Threads" that the app now displays images in the new dimensions as captured, eliminating the need for users to adjust them. He explained that most smartphone cameras already default to a 3:4 format. According to a report by "The Verge" specializing in technology news, this step will give users more visual freedom and is a natural evolution in the Instagram user experience. In January, Instagram modified the display format of photos and videos on personal profiles to a rectangular format instead of the traditional square shape. Mosseri commented at the time: "At this stage, most of what is uploaded, whether photos or videos, is in a vertical format." The app currently allows uploading images in 3:4 and 4:5 ratios, with the latter being closer to the square format users have been accustomed to for years. This change reflects the platform's shift towards greater support for vertical formats, especially with the prevalence of content creation via smartphones that predominantly capture photos and videos vertically. This update is expected to facilitate the work of content creators and photographers who wish to maintain the full image without mandatory cropping, contributing to enhancing visual diversity on the world's most popular platform for sharing photos.