Instagram introduced right this moment that it’s introducing a brand new dynamic profile photograph characteristic that lets customers showcase each their profile photograph and their avatar. Previous to this replace, you had to decide on between displaying a profile image or your avatar in your profile. Now, you may flip between the 2.
“Now you may add your avatar to the opposite aspect of your pic — and individuals who go to your profile can flip between the 2,” the Meta-owned firm stated in a tweet.
So as to add an avatar to the opposite aspect of your profile image, it’s essential navigate to the “Edit Profile” button. After including the avatar, your profile image will robotically flip over to your avatar when folks go to your profile.
The social media community notes that this replace is the primary time that it’s introducing avatar animation, as your avatar will wave when it’s displayed.
Meta introduced avatars to Instagram nearly a year ago, and is now working to make them extra distinguished inside the app with the addition of the dynamic profile photograph characteristic. The corporate initially launched avatars in 2020 as a option to compete with Snap’s Bitmoji and has been constantly updating them since throughout Instagram, Fb, WhatsApp and Messenger.
The launch of the brand new dynamic profile photograph characteristic comes a couple of days after Instagram head Adam Mosseri stated the social community will look to make photographs more of a focus in 2023. In a weekly Q&A with customers, Mosseri admitted that Instagram confirmed too many movies and never sufficient photographs final yr. He additionally reassured customers that photographs will all the time be necessary for the platform.