Instagram Almost Ready , to Test 9:16 Ratio , for Portrait Images.<br />The Verge reports that Instagram<br />is getting ready to roll out a new <br />testing phase for 9:16 portrait images.<br />The new feature test comes amid <br />a turbulent time for Instagram.<br />Recently, the company rolled out new features<br />that were met with widespread backlash from <br />the Internet, forcing the company to backpedal.<br />Recently, the company rolled out new features<br />that were met with widespread backlash from <br />the Internet, forcing the company to backpedal.<br />Many commentators criticized the service for becoming too similar to its competitor TikTok. .<br />Many commentators criticized the service for becoming too similar to its competitor TikTok. .<br />The Verge reports that Instagram's head, <br />Adam Mosseri, revealed the new <br />test during an AMA session.<br />The Verge reports that Instagram's head, <br />Adam Mosseri, revealed the new <br />test during an AMA session.<br />According to Mosseri, the service currently supports , “tall videos, but you cannot <br />have tall photos on Instagram.".<br />So we thought maybe <br />we should make sure that <br />we treat both equally, Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, via Hypebeast.<br />Mosseri points out that the app has traditionally limited portrait images to a maximum ratio of 8:10, cropping portrait images into an almost square-like format.<br />The new 9:16 support is meant to <br />give photographers and bloggers <br />more control and room for creativity.<br />According to Mosseri, <br />the testing phase for the new <br />feature will begin “in a week or two.”
