Twitter has launched a new feature worldwide called ‘fleets’: tweets that disappear after 24 hours, similar to the stories feature on WhatsApp and Instagram.
Here’s how to fleet on Twitter. A Fleet may contain photos, GIFs, videos, links, and text.
Create a new Fleet
Fleets appear above the Home timeline., Fleets is available for mobile app users only and not desktop version.
To create a new Fleet, start by tapping your profile image and:
- Tap the Fleet compose icon.
- Compose your message (it can be comprised of text, photos, a GIF, or video).
- Tap the Fleet button to post the Fleet to your profile.
Using the text editor to add media to your Fleet:
- Tap the screen to bring up the keyboard and toolbar.
- Tap the Align button to format the text center, left, or right.
- To change the text to bold, tap the B button.
- To highlight your text, select the Highlight button.
- The color wheel will change the text and highlight color, tap the color wheel icon to change the text.
- To move or resize the text, image, or emoji, use two fingers to pinch to resize or move the media.
- Tap the circle icon at the bottom left of the screen to change your Fleet’s background color.
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