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Cool Samsung tips to post high-quality images on Instagram
While WhatsApp leads, Instagram is the 2nd most preferred social media platform globally. Instagram is accessed by 2 billion active users every month, who spend an average of 12 hours each month.
Instagram has become the right social media platform for those of you who like sharing stories through content. It has a story feature which is one of the most popular, with an average of 500 million users using it daily.
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Upload your photos with the highest quality
The final step before uploading your photos to Instagram is to make sure that the results appear in the best quality when you upload them to your Instagram Story. The tip:
- Open the Instagram application
- Click on the profile menu
- Select the 3 horizontal lines icon at the top right of the screen and click Settings and privacy
- Scroll down until you find Data usage and media quality, then click it
- Swipe right on the Upload in highest quality option for best results
Here are some additional Samsung tips to post high-quality images on Instagram:
Save and Upload Your Content in High Resolution
Instagram allows you to display content in the best quality and highest format. You can upload videos with a frame rate of at least 30 fps at a ratio of 9:16 and a photo resolution of at least 1080 x 1920 pixels, so your content will not look blurry or broken.
By default, the Galaxy devices will save your photos in a fairly high resolution, namely 12MP. You can change it to a higher resolution, namely 50MP, how:
- Open the camera. Select Photo mode.
- In the tab at the top of the screen, you will see 12M as the default setting.
- Touch that number and the setting will change to 50M.
Improve the Quality of Your Content
There are two features that you can activate to improve and optimize your photos. First, activate the Scene optimizer feature in Portrait mode to automatically optimize the color and contrast of the photos you record, so the images are better. To activate this setting:
- Open the camera and select Portrait mode
- Click on the settings icon in the top left corner of the screen.
- Under Scene optimizer, slide the switch to the right to activate.
You can also activate Auto HDR in both Portrait and Photo modes, which will allow the camera to capture more detail in the light and dark areas of your photo subjects to produce clearer, more vibrant photos. To enable this feature:
- Open the camera application, then select Portrait or Photo mode
- Tap the Settings icon in the top left corner
- In Auto HDR, slide the switch to the right to activate.
WhatsApp is releasing a new feature for content sharing on channels with its latest beta update for Android. The new update is available for users with version 2.24.14.15 through the Google Play Beta Program.
The fresh update brings a long-awaited feature, which allows beta testers to forward and share messages, photos, videos, and GIFs directly to channels. This new feature simplifies content sharing for channel owners and lets them easily share media from personal chats or other apps like file explorers directly to their channels.
Previously, users had to save media locally before uploading it to channels, but now, the process is seamless and easy. This new feature not only improves the content-sharing experience but also enhances engagement by ensuring that channels remain updated with fresh content.
By removing additional steps, WhatsApp reduces the time and effort required to maintain channels. This feature aims to make WhatsApp more user-friendly for forwarding and sharing content.
The new feature of WhatsApp for channel content sharing and forwarding is currently available for limited beta testers. It is a gradual rollout, more beta testers will soon get it.
Google Contacts for Android will soon get a new Besties Widget. The app’s version 4.35 suggests that Google is working on a Besties Widget. At present, the functionality or widget design hasn’t been revealed but will pop up as the development continues.
The Contacts app’s Individual contact widget has recently been updated with the ability to display notifications. In the APKTeardown, the Google Contacts app’s upcoming Besties Widget has the exact layout as the Favorite widget and shows starred contacts (via 9to5Google).
The new Besties Widget is slated to replace the Favorite widget. The widget isn’t functional in the latest version, but it will be enhanced with future releases. It is assumed that the widget’s development is currently in quite early phases.
The Google Contacts app is available for all Android devices. Samsung Contacts app is already fueled with pretty nice features, but consumers can get a refresh with Google’s Contacts app. You can download the app from the Google Play Store for your Android device for free.
Samsung has released a new update for its Checkout app with version 5.0.75.1 for One UI devices. The fresh update is available on the Galaxy Store with a package size of 15.02MB.
The new update enhances user experience by improving current functions and resolving known issues within the app. The update aims to make the app more efficient and reliable.
It’s advisable to install updates promptly to benefit from the enhanced features and improved stability. To check and install the update, visit Galaxy Store >> Menu option >> Updates. Also, you can download the update directly from the third-party app link mentioned here.
Samsung Checkout is a billing application for purchasing paid content within Samsung Content Services. Samsung Pay/Wallet enables buying products from these services. It is compatible with Galaxy devices running Android 4.4 Kitkat or higher.
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