---
title: "Facebook is Going to Let You Post 360-Degree Photos Soon"
description: "Shortly after announcing the integration of 360-degree video to their social media site, Facebook is adding 360-degree photos in an attempt to grow their audience of virtual reality users."
date: "2016-05-12"
modified: "2016-05-12"
authors:
  - name: "Cecille De Jesus"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/cecille"
url: "https://futurism.com/facebook-adding-panoramic-photos-part-move-toward-virtual-reality"
categories:
  - "Artificial Intelligence"
  - "Meta"
tags:
  - "360-degree photos"
  - "360-degree video"
  - "facebook vr"
  - "oculus"
---

# Facebook is Going to Let You Post 360-Degree Photos Soon

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fb-360_A.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Facebook\</em\>*

Get ready to use Facebook in a whole new way.

The social media website is adding a 360-degree photo feature to its news feed. This announcement comes on the heels of the recent 360-degree video integration, which allows users to drag their view around with a finger or cursor, or move their phone around for different angles.

The new photo feature can be viewed using [Samsung’s Gear VR headsets](<http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/wearables/gear-vr/>). The social media giant also intends to refine its [Oculus mobile app](<https://www.oculus.com/en-us/>), after a million people reportedly used the Gear VR last month with 80% of users watching videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqspyrTkR9w

While [Oculus is skeptical](<https://futurism.com/facebook-will-rolling-integration-oculus-platform>) of Facebook’s claims that virtual reality is the [future of social media](<https://futurism.com/facebook-looking-make-virtual-reality-future-social-media>), it seems the social media company is serious in pushing for its move to VR.

Last month, they released their [open-source design](<https://futurism.com/facebook-just-unveiled-open-source-360-degree-camera>) for a 360-degree camera to ensure people will play with the technology and produce content, which would hopefully produce revenue through video ads.

### Author social links  
[Facebook](<http://facebook.com/thescientress>)  
[LinkedIn](<https://ph.linkedin.com/in/cecillebautistadejesus>)