Facebook Now Supports 360-degree Videos in News Feed
Facebook is is enhancing the ontent in News Feeds by taking the already supported video to the next level with 360 video. To create 360 videos, a special set of cameras is used to record all 360 degrees of a scene simultaneously. This means that when the video is playing on Facebook, you can choose what angle you want to see it from. On the web you can do this by dragging around the video with your cursor, and on mobile devices you do it by dragging with your finger ? or even just by turning your device. You?ll be able to hold up your phone and the 360 video will follow you as you turn.
Along with updates from your friends and family, media companies, organizations, and individual creators will be able to post new content on Facebook.
There are a number of publishers already sharing new 360 videos on Facebook today, including Star Wars, Discovery, GoPro, LeBron James & Uninterrupted, NBC?s Saturday Night Live, and VICE.
If you?re using Facebook on the web or on Android, you should be able to see 360 videos in News Feed soon. Facebook plans to roll this out for iOS in the coming months.