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Instagram's experimental profile grid has rectangular images instead of squares

In an Instagram story, Adam Mosseri has revealed that the app is testing a vertical grid for users' profiles.

Those days are long gone, and the vast majority of Instagram uploads are apparently vertical, specifically 4 x 3 images and 9 x 16 videos. When you click on Instagram's video tab, you'll already see a rectangular grid, so the experimental layout won't look terribly unfamiliar. A spokesperson told The Verge that the test has only rolled out to a small number of users and that the Instagram team will listen to feedback before expanding the redesigned grid's availability.

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