A small but noticeable update has hit Instagram today, with the company launching the ability to zoom in on photos within the iOS app. With pinch-to-zoom support, users can get better close-up views of Instagram posts within their feed, on other users' profiles, and in the Explore tab.

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Users will be able to zoom in on videos in each of these locations as well, but the update is only rolling out to iOS Instagram users right now, with no word yet regarding when it might debut on Android. You can download Instagram from the iOS App Store for free. [Direct Link]

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JonneyGee
88 months ago
Great news! This might seem insignificant to many people, but this is probably the biggest feature missing from the app except an iPad version.
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SandboxGeneral
88 months ago
Hmmm.... I just checked and found an update to Instagram, installed it and no zoom yet, and its not listed in the description. They must be rolling it out as another update...

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wdowell
88 months ago
Pinch to zoom on already low res photos? That's going to look fab..
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LiE_
88 months ago
#innovation
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SandboxGeneral
88 months ago
This is a long overdue feature. I know a few people, myself included that keep trying to zoom on photos only to be reminded that we couldn’t.
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JSchlik
88 months ago
About freaking time. Agreed, should have been there from the start.
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