YOGYAKARTA The appearance of the feed on Instagram profile has changed from a square with a ratio of 1:1 to a rectangular of 4:5 rice. Related to this, many users have complained about changing the size of that ratio, because uploads on Instagram look less neat. Even so, there are tips or ways to change the appearance in the IG feed back to a ratio of 1:1.
Here are the reasons for changing Instagram's appearance to rectangular and ways that can be tried to help restore the IG feed view back to 1:1.
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri announced the change of feed from square to rectangular on Friday, January 17, 2025.
He said Instagram deliberately changed the size of the feed from 1:1 to 4:5 to adjust to the vertical format and video currently used by most users.
Mosseri does not deny that this change takes time for users to adapt, because most Instagram users already feel comfortable and accustomed to the 1:1 ratio or square shape.
"I know some of you really like the shape of the box. Box photos are an Instagram legacy," Mosseri said in a story via his personal Instagram account, according to The Verge, January 21, 2025.
This change in ratio size brings updates to photos and videos sizes uploaded on Instagram in 2025, namely:
If the feed display on Instagram profile becomes canceled due to a change in ratio size, here are some tips you can do to restore the feed view back to 1:1:
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Once you apply these tips, photos in the feed that are automatically into rectangular will again change the shape of the box with a ratio of 1;1.
However, the Instagram feed will change with the photo at the top, with the bottom plus the empty black or white background.
Although these tips can help restore feed aesthetics, Instagram users must make manual adjustments to each photo. This is certainly a problem for users who want to change the ratio of Instagram uploads with very many content.
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