iCreate - UK (2020-04)

Tw i t te r

Tweet your Live

Photos as GIFs

Twitter is now allowing you to convert Live Photos into

GIFswitha touchof a button

L

ive Photos have been bringing our images to life

since they were introduced on the iPhone 6S and

iPhone 6S Plus in 2015. By recording what happens

1.5 seconds before and after taking a shot, they are

akin to mini videos and yet they have not proven to be

the easiest media to share, particularly on Twitter where

posting Live Photos would frustratingly turn them into a

static image.

Well, that quirk is now in the past. The social media

giant has introduced a new feature that turns those Live

Photos into GIFs, allowing their dynamic magic to be seen

by your followers and anyone else who cares to take a

look. What’s more, it all works within the app with a press

of a button, while allowing you to preview the image before

you decide to send it.

Step-by-step Share Live Photos as a GIF

1

Compose a tweet

To tweet a Live Photo from your Camera

Roll as a GIF, launch the Twitter app and begin

by tapping the Compose Tweet button located

in the bottom-right corner of the screen.

2

Find a photo

You’ll see your most recently taken

images – if one of them is a Live Photo that you

wish to use, then tap to select. Otherwise tap

the Camera Roll icon above the keyboard.

3

Filter Live Photos

You can now browse all of your saved

images. To make sure that you’re browsing the

right type, however, tap ‘All Photos’ at the top

of the screen and select ‘Live Photos’.

Twitter has introduced a new feature that turns the Live

Photos that you take on your iPhone into GIFs

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Twitter, Inc

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