[AC Question]

I took panoramic images from both Galaxy Samsung S7 and S8 using the in-app camera. When I uploaded both images to Facebook, only the panoramic image from S7 is detected as panoramic image by Facebook. Has anything changed with the camera app in S8?

[Mr Mendelli]

Either the panoramas dimensions, or aspect ratio have changed. I would compare the dimensions from a pano on the S7, with that of one on your S8. Facebook probably relies on the aspect ratio, and has a limited ammount of ratios it counts as panoramic photos.

[psithyros]

i have thought of this so i used the same dimensions that i used with S7..but still it doesnt work.

[Mr Mendelli]

i have thought of this so i used the same dimensions that i used with S7..but still it doesnt work.

That's really strange, does the S8 render them in a different format?

[psithyros]

no. s8 still renders it as jpeg.

[Mr Mendelli]

no. s8 still renders it as jpeg.

There has to be some sort of difference. Do you know how to compare file differences in a hex editor? Perhaps, for some reason, the header in the S8 images is proprietary and facebook doesn't recognize them. Seeings how it isn't the dimensions, aspect ratio, or the format, I see no other variables that would cause these images to be invisible to facebook.

[Mr Mendelli]

no. s8 still renders it as jpeg.

There has to be some sort of difference. Do you know how to compare file differences in a hex editor? Perhaps, for some reason, the header in the S8 images is proprietary and facebook doesn't recognize them. Seeings how it isn't the dimensions, aspect ratio, or the format, I see no other variables that would cause these images to be invisible to facebook.

[psithyros]

There has to be some sort of difference. Do you know how to compare file differences in a hex editor? Perhaps, for some reason, the header in the S8 images is proprietary and facebook doesn't recognize them.

i havent tried doing this and i dont know how to do this.

[Mr Mendelli]

i havent tried doing this and i dont know how to do this.

I can either explain how, or you can send them to me for analysis. PM if your interested.

[xmanh]

That's because of the "motion panorama" feature in s8 phones. To solve it just turn off this feature by pressing the icon at the center-top of the screen, then you will get "normal" panorama picture that can detected by facebook.