HD photo-loving Facebook users on Android now have a reason to rejoice. The Facebook app for Android now allows users to upload high-resolution images.
Facebook is beefing up its Android app by pushing out an update that makes users’ photos sharper.
Users are now able to spot the “Upload HD Photos” under the Android App Settings section. Do note that the new setting is switched off by default.
The latest version of that app loaded with this neat capability now sits at 68.0.0.37.59. However, a report from Android Police, which initially shared the news, says that Facebook seems to be rolling out this new functionality as a server-side switch. This means that not all of its users who have updated the app to the most recent version see this particular option.
It is unknown how long it is going to take for users who are on the newest version of the Android app but cannot spot the HD upload option to be actually given the chance to benefit from this new, natty feature.
Furthermore, users have to keep in mind that they are not able to upload full-resolution versions of their images. The photos are compressed to a maximum of 2,048 pixels wide. This is also the maximum width allowed for users uploading photos via Facebook’s desktop version. At any rate, this is still a significant enrichment as opposed to what Android users of the app used to have.
Of course, when you are not using a Wi-Fi connection while uploading a high-res photo, note that the process is going to eat up more of your data.
This latest move from Facebook is viewed as the company’s effort to make its Android app on par with its desktop and iOS apps.
In January, Facebook updated its iOS app, packing it with new 3D Touch features.
With this update, users of the iOS app, particularly iPhone 6s and 6s Plus users, are now able to take advantage of the “peek and pop” 3D Touch actions on profiles, groups, Web links, pages, profile pictures and more.
This functionality allows users to lightly press on the phone’s display to get a preview, or a "peek" of the photo or page. If they like what they see, they can keep on pressing the screen to “pop” out the full page.
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