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Twitter Finally Enables Full-Size Photos on the Web

Twitter made its platform more photo-friendly last spring when it did away with cropping of images in feeds, but strangely this feature did not come to the web. That changes today, as full-size images are now supported across all platforms.

In May, Twitter stopped its process of automatically cropping photos on mobile to fit within a square. While images can appear slightly cropped, it is minor and does not take away from the value of portrait-oriented photos like the previous method did. Strangely, the company did not push this update to the web at the same time, and those who enjoy Twitter from their computer have not had the same visual experience.

That changes today, as Twitter has pushed an update that allows images to display in full as they do on mobile.

This is now available on web!

Pic looking good in the Tweet composer? That’s how it will look on the timeline.

-- Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) November 10, 2021

Twitter originally cropped all non-16:9 images to maintain uniformity on timelines, but has since changed its stance on how it wants its platform to appear especially when it comes to supporting artists. While Instagram likely remains the premiere service for photo-sharing, Twitter has a strong community particularly among painters, sketch artists, and cosplayers. Given Instagram's shift in direction and public statements that it wants to move away from being a photo-sharing platform, Twitter's recent changes make a strong case to migrate away from the Facebook-owned (now Meta-owned) social media company.

Twitter has made several changes to how it displays images this past year. It recently updated its mobile apps to support 4K photo content, increasing the default of 2,048 x 2,048 pixels maximum to allowing for 3,840 pixels on the long end, almost double. The social media company also recently began testing full-width tweets in timelines so that photos, videos, and gifs take more of a center stage. It's not clear if Twitter was happy with the results of that test, and the company hasn't indicated if that feature will roll out to the wider user base.

Recent changes to Twitter have been coming to its apps well before rollout to the web, and the six-month span between the rollout of the full-size photo feature between the two platforms was significant. Still, photographers will likely be happy to see the format supported on all platforms.

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Rejoice! Twitter Finally Rolls Out Full-Size Images in Mobile Feeds

Twitter is finally rolling out bigger images in your feed after almost two months since it began testing the feature. Photographers who want to share their photos on the social network now don't have to worry about Twitter's cropping algorithm, and photos will be shown in all their glory by default.

While it might not show for all users quite yet, Twitter has announced that its "bigger and better images" on both iOS and Android are now available to everyone.

no bird too tall, no crop too short

introducing bigger and better images on iOS and Android, now available to everyone pic.twitter.com/2buHfhfRAx

-- Twitter (@Twitter) May 5, 2021

Prior to this change, Twitter cropped all non-16:9 images to maintain uniformity on timelines. This change now makes it so that images that are not specifically 16:9 aspect ratio would not have to be tapped in order to reveal them in their entirety. This may result in a more streamlined browsing experience and will no doubt add greater value to images shared on the platform.

The larger image update should also pair well with 4K image support that Twitter announced in late April. Images are currently compressed by default to at most 2048 x 2048. The increase to 4K would nearly double that, allowing photos to display at up to 3840 pixels on the long end. As smartphone displays are becoming higher resolution, this change will make looking at images a superior experience on mobile. This does have a downside, however, as loading larger photos takes more data, which is why the feature needs to be enabled manually in settings.

For some, Twitter may now be a viable alternative to Instagram, a company that relies heavily on its ability to track you across apps in order to better target its advertising and that recently subtly threatened to charge for its services due to Apple's most recent iOS update.

As noted by The Verge, the one downside of this rollout will be the "open for a surprise" style posts that have become popular on the platform over the years. While fun, it is a small price to pay for larger, prettier images.

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