Images Now Show in Twitter Mobile

Posted: October 31, 2013

[caption id="attachment_11627" align="alignright" width="300"]Twitter's update for iOS emphasizes images.[/caption]Gone are the days of having to click through tons of links in your stream to see a photo or video. Instead of mobile timelines that are text-heavy and plain, Twitter finally makes images show on your timeline. Don't worry - if you hate the new look, you can change your settings to exclude images.

[caption id="attachment_11627" align="alignright" width="300"]Twitter's update for iOS emphasizes images.[/caption]Gone are the days of having to click through tons of links in your stream to see a photo or video. Instead of mobile timelines that are text-heavy and plain, Twitter finally makes images show on your timeline. Don't worry - if you hate the new look, you can change your settings to exclude images.

Caitlin McGarry, Associate Editor for TechHive, explains Twitter's new update.

Twitter puts photos "front and center" on mobile

Twitter timelines are pretty basic and heavy on the text. That changes now.

The microblogging network updated its mobile site and iOS and Android apps on Tuesday so photos and videos are in your face—or at least in your timeline. Before the update, Twitter’s apps buried photos and videos behind a link in your stream, so you had to click through to play a Vine or see an image. (Though Instagram photos will probably still be buried.)

Twitter Puts Photos "Front and Center" on Mobile, at TechHive.