Bug or new feature? In an unprecedented way, Instagram allows you to publish ‘giant photos’

Users of Instagram were surprised, in recent days, by a previously unheard of feature on the platform.

We’re talking about the possibility of publishing ‘giant photos’, so big that you have to scroll your cell phone screen to see them in full.

This type of publication is only possible through the Business Suite, that is, a tool that helps manage business profiles on the group’s social networks Goal.

The news caught a lot of people by surprise, mainly because nothing had been officially announced by Instagram. Is this really a new feature?

Instagram: new feature takes users by surprise

Instagram spoke out about the publication of ‘giant photos’ on the platform – Photo: Reproduction

Given the buzz, the platform commented on the case and said that it was all just a system failure. That’s right, there was a bug on Instagram.

The company explained that it became aware that some users were seeing giant-sized photos in the feed and that it was working to reverse the situation and return everything to normal.

While this doesn’t happen and if you want to try the ‘new’, see below a step-by-step guide to access this new application function.

How to publish giant photos on Instagram?

First of all, it is important to remember that publishing is only possible through Meta’s Business Suite. Other than that, you need to have an account content creator.

If your profile doesn’t belong to this category, you can change it when you log into Business Suite for the first time. Try and follow the step by step below to publish the giant photo:

1. Open the Business Suite by clicking here and log in to your account;
2. Create a new post on Instagram;
3. Then, add the desired image, with a maximum size of 1920 x 549 pixels;
4. Click “Publish” and that’s it. If it doesn’t work the first time, click “Publish” again until it works.

Instagram Marketplace in Brazil

As much as it was a bug, perhaps Instagram will think better about maintaining the feature. After all, many brands and profiles photography They took advantage and published excellent photos.

While the stay is not confirmed, the platform also commented on another matter.

It was announced that the content creator marketplace will be brought to Brazil with the promise of helping brands and influencers connect in an easier way.