Instagram makes huge change to grid posting – and it's great news for Brat summer – The Mirror
Instagram has unveiled a major update to the way people post images on the platform, and it’s left Gen Z elated. But some people have one complaint
We all remember when we used Facebook as a personal photo album – and now we can do the same on Instagram.
It's great news for those who love a photo dump, as Instagram had restricted users to just 10 posts, but they have upped the limit to 20 photos.
It's the perfect excuse to share all of your holiday snaps – or thirst traps – online, just like in the prime Facebook days of sharing every single photo from a night out. The update appears to rival TikTok, which allows users to post up to 35 photos in one post.
Even though TikTok is predominantely a short video sharing app, it's also transformed into a photosharing app as people have been sharing photo posts as slides for short stories, memes and photo dumps. Instagram has clearly caught on, as the new update means means it's now easier than ever to embrace Brat summer and update all of your followers about your Brat antics.
Photodumps or 'dumps' have become the hottest Instagram trend, offering your follows an array of your best snaps. One Instagram took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their love for the carousel posts. They said: "I love when ppl do photo dumps on instagram i will look through every single photo tbh like wow thanks for sharing with me i love these lil windows into ur life i'm glad ur enjoying things!!" A second gushed: "IG really ate with their new update likeee ya'll have no idea the sacrifices I had to make for an ig dump with only 10 pics/vids and now i get 20 i won !!!"
True Instagrammers will know that there takes a lot of thought and consideration to craft the perfect photodump. You can't just throw any old photos in, as explained by one Instagrammer, who said: "Fascinated by the instagram 'photo dump' style of posting images. intended to appear completely casual and maybe even a bit throw away.. but absolutely considered and curated….very interesting to me."
However some people think it's too much, as one person said: "A 20 picture photo dump on instagram is insane," and a second chimed: "I'm not swiping on a 20 picture photo dump on instagram." Another added: "IG should've never changed the 10 photos rule, im not scrolling through 20 pictures omg post that to fb. the photo dump girlies love it but let's be so for real."
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