Share an immersive view of your world
Place yourself at the center of the experience and use your iPhone or Android phone to take a panorama or photosphere.
Immerse your friends in the experience by uploading to Facebook and sharing a fun caption.
Transport yourself to a concert, the International Space Station, 
or a party surrounded by your friends.
Place your followers in the center of the action, ensuring there's something to see and experience at every angle.
Create a story with your photo that encourages your followers to explore the full 360 degrees.
Use one of our Photoshop templates to create 360 photos that engage and surprise your followers!
A 360 photo is a photo that allows you to view the scene from every angle: above, below, behind and next to you. You can create 360 photos by using special 360 camera hardware, taking a panorama on your iPhone, or snapping a photo sphere from certain apps on your Android phone, including Street View and Google Camera. When you share these photos on Facebook, they'll automatically be converted into an immersive 360-degree view.
360 photos are available on News Feed on web (Chrome, Firefox and Safari); iOS (iOS v8 or newer and iPhone 5s or newer); and Android (OS v4.4 or newer and devices from 2013 or newer). You must have the latest version of the Facebook mobile app installed on your device to enable 360 photos. On iOS that is v57 and Android is v80. You'll also be able to view 360 photos in the Oculus 360 Photos app on Gear VR and Oculus Rift.
To be recognized as a 360 photo, your photo file must have the correct metadata. We currently recognize iPhone, iPad, and Samsung Galaxy panoramas, photos from Street View, Google Camera or Cardboard Camera and photos taken with a dedicated 360 camera (see Hardware and Apps for Facebook 360 Photos, below).
Yes! If you have a Facebook Page, we encourage you to start experimenting with 360 photos to share news, events, and experiences with your followers.
Viewing a 360 photo should not have a significantly different impact on your device's battery life than viewing other photos on Facebook.
Viewing a 360 photo generally uses the same amount of data as regular photos when connected to WiFi. However, people that like to view photos using cellular data are encouraged to keep track of how much data they are using to avoid unexpected data charges.
No, previously uploaded panoramas or photo spheres will not automatically convert to 360 photos. We encourage you to start uploading new panoramas and photo spheres today!
Take a panorama on your mobile device using a supported app (see Hardware and Apps for Facebook 360 Photos, below), or a photo using a 360 camera.
If you took the photo using your iPhone, one of our supported photo sphere or panorama apps for Android, or a 360 camera, then the process will be the same as uploading a regular photo.
Please note that we currently support the ability to upload only one photo at a time.
If you took the photo using your iPhone, one of our supported photo sphere or panorama apps for Android, or a 360 camera, then the process will be the same as uploading a regular photo.
Not at this time. Starting today, you'll be able to upload 360 photos to your Timeline, and you'll begin seeing 360 photos in News Feed.
The list of supported 360 cameras currently includes: Samsung Gear 360, RICOH THETA S, 360Fly, Giroptic 360 Cam or ALLie Camera. You can read more about these cameras here.
Yes! The most reliable way to create a 360 photo with your mobile device is to capture a photo with the Google Street View iOS or Android app. You can use it for panoramas or photospheres. After capturing the photo, open the Facebook app or your photo gallery to post the photo. Any app that supports Photo Sphere XMP metadata is also a good option, including Samsung Surround Shot mode, Google Camera photosphere mode, and Google's Cardboard Camera app. Lastly, Facebook will make a best effort attempt to convert panoramas from the built in panorama mode on many Samsung Galaxy and Apple devices. See below for more details.
Yes! You'll be able to view your photos through Oculus 360 Photos. On Samsung Gear VR–compatible phones, you'll see a button in the top left corner of your photo that says 'View in VR'. If you tap on that button and insert your phone into your Gear VR headset, you can see your 360 photo in virtual reality. You can also go to Oculus 360 Photos directly to view 360 photos you've shared and popular 360 photos from Facebook.
Facebook recognizes and processes 360 photos by looking for camera-specific metadata found in photos taken using 360-ready cameras. This information is embedded in photo's Exif (Exchangeable image file format) tags, and if you're sharing 360 photos straight from camera, Facebook should automatically process and present them as interactive 360 photos. However, if you'd like to edit your photos and add metadata later in the process, check out our guide here.
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