Starting today, users can add GIFs to their tweets – announced Twitter on Monday. In an official statement, the company exclaimed that they would be rolling out the GIF feature immediately which would be compatible with all mobile platforms – Android and iOS as well as mobile.twitter.com
Additionally, the company also announced that the user could add photos and videos to the retweets, just as they share on tweets.
The change would certainly bring a lot of clutter on the user’s timeline – that is until the novelty wears off. The feature is not yet available for normal web/desktop user, which is why desktop users are forced to view many poorly formatted tweets with several blank spaces.
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Additionally, the company also announced that the user could add photos and videos to the retweets, just as they share on tweets.
It's easy to express yourself by Retweeting with a comment. What if you could take it a step further and include media? Starting today, you can! Retweet with photos, a GIF, or a video to really make your reaction pop. Available on iOS, Android, and https://t.co/AzMLIfU3jB. pic.twitter.com/Oir5Hpkb2F— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) May 6, 2019
The change would certainly bring a lot of clutter on the user’s timeline – that is until the novelty wears off. The feature is not yet available for normal web/desktop user, which is why desktop users are forced to view many poorly formatted tweets with several blank spaces.
Read next: The ‘like’ button is easy-to-access on the twttr app but on the verge of extinction on Twitter’s flagship product
