Upload non square picture on WhatsApp & Instagram
Update: Instagram photos no longer have to be square
Pictures taken by the camera are in either in portrait or landscape mode. Butyou can only upload square photos in Instagram. Similarly, your profile picture has to be square on WhatsApp.
When the image is not square, you have to crop your upload. Thus, we havecompromisewith the background’s detail. Evenre-sizingit to square resolution make it lookweird.
The only workaround is byapplying paddingaround the image.How? There are dedicated apps and online services to do that. So let’s check them out.
There are many square image generator apps for android. I prefer#SquareDroid. The app is simple and does it job. Also, you can quickly open the app from the share option on the photo.
If you have a windows phone then use6tag.It is free and work quite well. Although I don’t have a windows phone and never tested this app personally. But people I know, have been using these apps for long and never complained. Its store’s rating is pretty good.
Squaregramis the best option for iOS users. It’s free and does it job nicely. Again I don’t own an iOS device either, so couldn’t test this app myself. However, the app has good review and has been featured on many websites.
Blackberry and Nokia
Sadly there is no app available for you. There used to be an online square image generator tool. But it’s no longer available. So the only option is to use Photoshop or other image editors.
In case you are usingInstagram on computerthen you can sideload #SquareDroid apk onARC welder– a chrome extension to run Android apps on the computer. I have tried it on my Windows and MAC computer and it worked great.
If you are using gramblr to upload pictures, then youthisonline tool.
Mrinal Saha
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