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Instagram Improves the Resolution of Photo Uploads to 1080x1080

Instagram Improves the Resolution of Photo Uploads to 1080x1080

Posted July 7, 2015 at 1:45am by
Instagram has announced that it's improving the resolution of photo uploads from 640x640 to 1080x1080.

Co-founder Mike Krieger made the announcement on Twitter earlier today:


We're rolling out 1080x1080 uploads (and higher-quality viewing) for IG on iOS and Android. Let me know if feed looks a bit sharper today :)

Notably, Krieger says that a lot of work has been put into image optimization to minimize the affect on bandwidth.

We did a lot of work on image optimization so network bandwidth should not be affected

You can download the Instagram 7.1 update from the App Store now.


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Instagram Improves the Resolution of Photo Uploads to 1080x1080Instagram Improves the Resolution of Photo Uploads to 1080x1080Instagram Improves the Resolution of Photo Uploads to 1080x1080

Instagram Improves the Resolution of Photo Uploads to 1080x1080Instagram Improves the Resolution of Photo Uploads to 1080x1080
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Jangu
Jangu - July 7, 2015 at 4:17am
Finally!!!! Now if they can upgrade the video resolution that'll be awesome
Vic
Vic - July 7, 2015 at 4:02am
Honestly thank god. Was so annoying seeing sharp pictures come out crappy
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