Facebook finally supports THIS major new iPhone feature

Apple iPhone 6S and 6S Plus owners can now take advantage of the new functionality

 

FACEBOOK has started to roll out a new update – which is sure to please Apple fans.

 

Apple's brand-new photo format – Live Photos – is now supported by the world's most popular social network, Facebook.

The iPhone manufacturer introduced Live Photos – still photographs that incorporate three-seconds of video before and after the snap was taken – with its latest iPhone models, the 6S and 6S Plus.

At its heart, a Live Photos is still a high-quality 12 megapixel still.

But push a little harder on the preview and the 3D Touch will a small glimpse of the one-and-a-half seconds before and after you hit the shutter button.

 



Facebook has updated its iOS app to support the new photo format



 

Apple is extremely proud of the new photo format, which can be viewed on any device running iOS 9 or OS X El Capitan and higher – but only captured only the latest iPhones.

Developers have slowly started to support Live Photos, including Tumblr and now, Facebook.

The US social network has now rolled support for the new photo format, so you can share your moving photographs with your Facebook friends.

To upload your latest Live Photo to Facebook – simply tap the Photo shortcut on the News Feed and select a Live Photo from your Camera Roll.

 

The new update is rolling out to a small number of users worldwide

 

You can tell whether an image is a Live Photo by the small concentric circle logo in the corner.

Before you hit Post, tap on the lower right hand corner of the photo where it says “Live” - this will ensure you upload in the Live format.

Add a caption, as you normally would, and then click Post.

 

Unfortunately, only iPhone and iPad users running iOS 9 and the latest version of the Facebook app will be able to experience your Live Photo on their News Feed.

If you have the required hardware and software, simply press and hold on the Live Photo to see it in motion and sound.

Facebook is slowly rolling out support for Live Photos to a small percentage of its 1.39 billion mobile users to begin with, before a broader roll out kicks in next year.