Twitter tests 4K image uploads on mobile

Twitter has announced testing a new feature that would enable users to upload 4K resolution images on mobile.

Twitter mentioned that the new feature is currently being tested on both Android and iOS. The feature lets users upload high-resolution images. To take advantage of this feature, users will have to manually enable the new ‘high-quality image uploads’ option in the app’s Data Usage settings.

Have a collection of higher res photos waiting to be shared? We’re testing ways for you to upload and view 4K images on Android and iOS.

If you're in the test, update your high-quality image preferences in “Data usage” settings to get started. pic.twitter.com/EgW5fsb8Z8

— Support (@Support) March 10, 2021

Additionally, Twitter also changed how images appear on the mobile’s timeline. The platform’s Chief Design Officer Dantley Davis also mentioned that tweets with a single image would show the photos as it is, provided it is a standard aspect ratio. Previously, the default preview was always set on a landscape view regardless of the image orientation. Now, with the said feature, only the extra-wide or tall images will be center-cropped.

“With this test, we hope to learn if this new approach is better and what changes we need to make to provide a ‘what you see is what you get’ experience for twitters with images,” said Davis in a tweet.

The test has been launched only to a small group on Android and iOS. Meanwhile, there’s no word yet about its official release.