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​Twitter rolls out bigger images and improved cropping control on iOS and Android

What you need to know

  • Twitter has rolled out big improvements to photo uploads on its platform.
  • You can now upload images in many different sizes and they won't be cropped.

Twitter has started testing improved image cropping and 4K image viewing on its mobile app earlier in March. Besides these two features, the company has also rolled out the 4K image support on iOS and Android late last month. Now, Twitter is finally rolling out the improved image cropping on its mobile apps.

The company announced the rollout in a fancy recent tweet which state, "no Bird too tall, no crop too short...introducing bigger and better images on iOS and Android, now available to everyone.” In response to a recent query, the company made clear that its mobile apps now support images in 2:1 and 3:4 aspect ratios, and it won't crop such images in the preview. 

Twitter has rolled out the support for images in different aspect ratio, which means your images will no longer be cropped to 16:9 on the timeline. Twitter confirmed that images with 2:1 and 3:4 aspect ratios will now be displayed in full on a timeline when viewed by users, rather than as a cropped preview.

If you are unaware, Twitter uses an automated solution to generate previews for tall or wide images. The solution crops extra wide or extra tall images at the center for the preview, which often results in poor result. It also landed Twitter in tough spot last year when users discovered that the photo previews showed white people's faces more frequently than the Black faces.

Since Twitter's mobile apps won't crop tall or wide images with 2:1 and 3:4 aspect ratios any longer, users should now see more appropriate results. While Twitter claims that the improved image cropping support is now available to all users, a few replies on the original tweet of the company still show cropped images. This suggest that improved image cropping support may not be available for all users at the moment. 

Can you see a cropped image preview in the tweet linked above or do you see the entire roller coaster? Let us know in the comment section below.

 

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