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Twitter users will no longer see cropped images on Android and iOS

By Aiko Tanaka
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After adding support for 4K quality images, Twitter announced earlier today that Android and iOS users will no longer see cropped images posted on its social network. Starting today, Twitter features support for full-sized images, an important upgrade that many users asked for a long time.

Up until now, Twitter users had to crop pictures they wished to tweet to a 16:9 format, otherwise, the system would do it for them so it could preserve the timeline uniformity. Last month, Twitter confirmed that it has started to test a new feature that would no longer require users to crop their images before tweeting them online.

It looks like the testing process was fruitful, as Twitter revealed today that it’s now introducing “bigger and better images on iOS and Android,” a feature that’s now available to every one according to the company.

Long story short, images with 2:1 and 3:4 aspect ratios will now show in full on Twitter, so you won’t need to crop them yourself before posting them. Here is hoping the quality of the videos posted on Twitter will be improved too, although we doubt that will happen any time soon.

Questions & Answers

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Which operating systems are covered by this change?

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The new feature will be available for users on both Android and iOS devices. This means that users on these mobile platforms will now see full-sized images on the social network.

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What aspect ratios will now be fully displayed?

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Images with 2:1 and 3:4 aspect ratios will now show in full on Twitter. Users will no longer need to crop their pictures to a 16:9 format as they did previously.

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Was this feature tested before release?

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Yes, Twitter confirmed last month it was testing a new feature to remove the cropping requirement. The company stated today that the testing process proved fruitful, leading to its introduction.

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