Yup, You Can Now Upload Your Own 360-Degree Photos On Facebook!
The future is here.
By John Lim — 10 Jun 2016, 03:16 PM
Say goodbye to frustrating zoom in and out because Facebook has found a way for you to view panorama images with its newly-launched '360 Photos' feature
The feature was rolled out today, 10 June on iOS, Android, web, and VR (Virtual Reality) Gear. Users can upload and view 360-degree photos right in the News Feed. The move comes as a part of the company's ongoing push to support the 360-degree format, as it positions itself as the go-to destination for immersive content.
After capturing a panorama image with your native smartphone camera or a third-party app, you can directly upload it to Facebook, where it'll be converted to a 360-degree image automatically
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s 360-degree image from the top of One World Trade Center.
Your Facebook friends will be able to identify the images by the compass icon floating on the upper righthand corner of the image
They can scan around the image by tilting their phone or click/tap-and-dragging.
In conjunction with the launch, Facebook has already gotten celebrities and publishers like Paul McCartney and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to publish 360-degree images of their own!
This photo was taken during McCartney's stop in Córdoba, Argentina on his ongoing “One on One Tour.”
A quick visit to the International Space Station!
Last September, the social media giant introduced the 360-degree video feature after its acquisition of Oculus VR
While it's still early days for VR and 360-degree content, but Facebook is well positioned to keep pushing the new technology into the mainstream.