Instagram tests a new profile grid layout that displays rectangular images instead of the squares you’re used to. In an Instagram story, Adam Mosseri revealed that the app is testing a vertical grid for users’ profiles. He explained that the original square grid was developed at a time when the app only allowed users to upload square photos. Those days are long gone, and the vast majority of Instagram uploads are probably vertical, especially 4 x 3 images and 9 x 16 videos. He called squaring those downloads “pretty brutal.”
When you click on Instagram’s video tab, you’ll already see a rectangular grid, so the experimental layout won’t look too familiar. In fact, based on a user’s screenshot, the test profile looks exactly the same Posted in Threadsexcept that the network includes photo posts, not just videos. A spokesman said The Verge said that the test was only rolled out to a small number of users and that the Instagram team would listen to feedback before expanding the availability of the redesigned network.
Based on the old post by reverse engineering Alessandro Paluzzithe program has been working on a new rectangular grid layout since at least 2022. It looks like the trial is making its way to more users – and it looks like not everyone is happy about it. Mosseri posted his Story in response to a comment he posted on the Ask Me Anything session, asking the app not to kill the old plan.
