Twitter has launch a feature that allows users to create GIFs from the in-app camera on iOS. This new feature could be a useful way to share short clips on the platform. This option to make GIFs from the in-app camera is being roll out in phases.
As of now it is not clear if or when the feature might be coming to Android.
This new feature comes after Twitter had roll back its decision to use a twin-tab layout on the microblogging platform last week.
This new option to make GIFs using in-app camera removes the need to upload full videos as it lets users share short clips to their timeline.
To make GIFs on the Twitter iOS app, click the new tweet button, tap the photo icon, then the camera icon, make sure to select the GIF mode, and then press and hold the record button.
Ok GIFs aren’t new but what *is new* is the option to capture your own using the in-app camera on iOS. pic.twitter.com/3Hl6q78e6s
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) March 22, 2022
There still doesn’t appear to be a way to easily share the GIFs off the platform.
If you right-click the GIF, Twitter only shows the option to Copy GIF Address.
So there is no option to save a GIF to your computer or phone.
This feature is slowly rolling out for iOS users right now.
Twitter had roll back its decision to use a twin-tab layout on the microblogging platform and has switch back to the original layout that shows the latest tweets on the top.
The twin-tab layout, which start rolling out earlier this month, was design to push users to an algorithmically serve timeline instead of a reverse-chronological feed.
This decision cause a backlash as many users share their criticism of the change even calling it “Twitter’s worst product decision in ages”.
