If you want to post a 360 photo in a Facebook comment but instead, your photo was pasted as a warped equirectangular image, then this post is for you. Yes, you can post a comment that has a fully interactive 360 photo in it! In fact, there are two ways to do it, and don’t worry, they’re both very easy.
Option 1: post a 360 photo with Chrome mobile browser
My friend and tech vlogger Pepe Vazquez found one of the ways to embed a 360 photo in the comment. Use Chrome mobile browser on your smartphone and go to Facebook.com. (Strangely, it doesn’t work on the desktop Chrome browser.) Post a comment and as part of your comment, upload a 360 photo (with the correct 360 metadata). The photo will be recognized as 360. Here is a tutorial by vlogger Pepe Vazquez showing how to do it:
BTW, Pepe is very passionate about 360 cameras, so you please check out his YouTube channel, which has many tips for 360 cameras!
Option 2: post a link to a previous post with a 360 photo
The other way to insert a 360 photo is if the 360 photo has already been posted somewhere such as your timeline. In that case, you can add a link to the original post in the comment, and the comment will show the 360 photo from the original post. Here are the steps:
Step 1: Post a 360 photo to your timeline or find a timeline post that already has a 360 photo.
Step 2: Near the top of the post, it will say when it was posted, such as “Just now” or “September 1 at 9:00 am”. Right click on that date or time and click on “Copy link address.”
Step 3: In the comment where you want the 360 photo to appear, paste the address you copied.
The 360 photo from the post in Step 1 will now appear in the comment.
Summary: Two Ways to Post 360 Photos in Facebook Comments
In summary, there are two ways to post 360 photos in Facebook comments – you can either (i) use your smartphone’s mobile Chrome browser on Facebook.com, or (ii) paste a link to a previous 360 photo from your timeline. The 360 photo will then appear as an interactive 360 photo in the comment.
Thanks Mic and Pepe! This has been bugging me for some time as it seemed to be working randomly at first.
I will get back to my 360° photo that was posted as a pseudo panoramic photo last week and try again.
Thanks Marc! Glad it was useful for you 😀
Best regards,
Mic
Is there any update to this? Just tried to upload from my laptop and still doesn’t work using Chrome.
My panorama made in 3D editor: https://www.360cities.net/image/night-futuristic-cyberpunk-city-after-rain-with-neon-lights-and-glowing-windows