RIP Twitter crop and all the “open for a surprise” memes

Twitter is finally rolling out its auto-crop feature when posting a photo. Now, image previews should show way more of the image, giving you a better idea of photo you are actually looking at.

no bird too tall, no crop too short

introducing bigger and better images on iOS and Android, now available to everyone pic.twitter.com/2buHfhfRAx

— Twitter (@Twitter) May 5, 2021

Of course, with great change comes great adjustments and one of those is saying goodbye to “open for a surprise” tweets. Without the auto-cropping algorithm of the app, photos are no longer darn surprising. I suppose it’s a fair trade-off to avoid the embarrassing crops that used to plague the platform. But what about the hidden darn cats and dogs that would tell me "you're cute" or "you're going to have a nice day"? 

Here is some reaction from the twitter-verse:

the "open for surprise" caption users now that the twitter crop is gone pic.twitter.com/T9TUlQHniY

— NICHOLAS DANTE (@nicholasdante_) May 5, 2021

RIP Twitter Crop 💔no more open for a surprise surprises 😭 pic.twitter.com/eadoWLVesT

— Sharon (@jsharonnn_) May 5, 2021

with this new twitter crop update, i suddenly feel sad for people who tweeted “open for a surprise” 😭 pic.twitter.com/4WxprMFWj7

— laikha (@whiplashoe) May 5, 2021

RIP twitter crop and all the “open for a surprise” memes pic.twitter.com/t9v0OE3vzj

— bobby. (@bawbbyshere) May 6, 2021

The one thing I’m going to miss about this new Twitter crop thingie is "open for a surprise" posts

— • ℭ𝔬𝔟𝔟𝔩𝔢𝔭𝔬𝔱 • (@mrcobblepotx) May 6, 2021

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