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Twitter Blue is a new monthly subscription that offers exclusive access to app customizations so you get more creative power over your content. You’ll need a Twitter Blue subscription to access the premium features and settings listed below.

How to

How to sign up for Twitter Blue

How to check your subscription status

Where to find your Twitter Blue Feature settings

How to edit a Tweet

How to customize the Tweet Undo period

How to customize which types of Tweets the Undo Tweet feature applies to

How to Undo a Tweet from the notification immediately after composing

How to set an NFT as your profile picture

How to customize your Twitter App icon

How to customize your Twitter App Color theme

How to create a longer Tweet

How to edit a longer Tweet

How to turn Reader Mode on/off from a Tweet

How to create a Bookmark Folder from your Home timeline

How to create a Bookmark Folder from your Profile menu

How to Add/Remove a Tweet you’ve Bookmarked to an existing Folders from the Profile

How to Add/Remove a Tweet you’ve Bookmarked to a new Folder

How to find the Spaces tab

Note: If you’d like to access these premium features, and you’re located in a region where Twitter Blue is available, sign up from your Profile menu within your Twitter iOS or Android app using the instructions below. Learn more about Twitter Blue.

Managing your Twitter Blue subscription

 
How to sign up for Twitter Blue
  1. Navigate to the Profile menu  on your app or the  on twitter.com
  2. Select Twitter Blue
  3. Select the Subscribe button
  4. If you haven’t already, you’ll be prompted to verify your phone number
  5. Then, follow the in-app purchase instructions for iOS or Android and confirm your subscription payment on web

Congrats! You’re now a Twitter Blue Member!

 
How to check your your subscription status
  1. Navigate to the Profile menu  on your app or  on twitter.com
  2. Select Twitter Blue.
  3. You will see an Active status badge with a green check to indicate you’re enrolled in Twitter Blue.


Customizing your Subscription features 

After you sign-up for Twitter Blue, you’ll be able to manage your subscription and customize your Twitter Blue features from the Twitter Blue membership page located under Settings and privacy. 
 

 
Where to find your Twitter Blue Feature settings
  1. Navigate to the Profile menu  on your app or  twitter.com
  2. Select Twitter Blue.
  3. Your Twitter Blue subscription page displays with the Active badge in the top right.
  4. Under Early access to select new features, select the feature you’d like to customize: 
  • Undo Tweet
  • Color theme
  • App icon


Edit Tweets 

This highly requested feature gives you the opportunity to make changes to published Tweets. Use it to make updates, tag someone, or reorder the media you attached. Edit Tweet currently only applies to original Tweets and quote Tweets.

 
How to edit a Tweet

You’ll have the opportunity to make up to five edits in a 30 minute window. You can only edit a Tweet from the same device you sent your original Tweet.

  1. Compose and send a Tweet, you will be notified that you have 30 minutes to edit your Tweet
  2. Select the  icon in the top right corner of your Tweet and choose Edit Tweet
  3. Make any necessary edits to the body of your Tweet
  4. Click the Update button to send your edited Tweet


Using Undo Tweet

Undo Tweet is available in the Twitter for iOS and Android app and turned on by default when you subscribe to Twitter Blue. You can turn the feature on or off from your Twitter Blue settings. When turned off, you won’t see the Undo Tweet prompt, and your Tweet sends right away. When turned on, your Tweet is completely private during the Tweet Undo period. Your followers won’t see the Tweet until the Undo Tweet timer expires or you tap Send now.

Note: Undo Tweet is not available on desktop, or outside the app in other Twitter products or through third parties.
 

 
How to customize the Tweet Undo period
  1. From the Profile menu  tap Twitter Blue.
  2. Tap Early access to select new features.
  3. Tap Undo Tweet.
  4. Tap Tweet Undo period.
  5. Choose between 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds or 60 seconds.
 
How to customize which types of Tweets the Undo Tweet feature applies to
  1. Navigate to the Profile menu on your app or twitter.com
  2. Select Twitter Blue.
  3. Under Early access to select new features, select Undo Tweet.
  4. Use the toggle to turn on/off the type of Tweets you want to undo.
  • Original Tweets
  • Replies
  • Polls
  • Threads
  • Quote Tweets
 
How to Undo a Tweet from the notification immediately after composing
  1. Before you Tweet, check your Undo Tweet setting (it’s on by default if you haven’t turned it off).
  2. Compose and Send your Tweet.
  3. Tap View Tweet in the Sending Tweet notification that appears immediately after you send your Tweet.
  4. You’ll see your Tweet displayed with a timer in the bottom left counting down your Tweet Undo period.
  5. Tap Undo
  6.  You’ll go to Composer where you can revise your Tweet. 
  7. If you tapped Undo, revise your Tweet in the Tweet Composer and tap Tweet.
  8. Once the Undo Tweet timer expires, your Tweet posts to your timeline, and is visible to your followers. 

Note: If you’d like to undo your Tweet after the notification disappears, but before your Undo Tweet period expires, you can also access the Undo Tweet option from your Home timeline (scroll to the top) or tap the home button 3 times.

 


How to set an NFT as your profile picture 

We're adding NFTs as one of several ways to customize your Twitter profile so you can show off the NFTs you own in a hex-shaped profile picture on your Twitter account. You can learn more about NFTs here.

How to set an NFT as your profile picture

1. Sign in to the Twitter app on iOS.

2. Go to your profile. 

3. Tap Edit profile, then tap on the profile picture icon and select Choose  NFT. 

4. Select your crypto wallet from a list of supported wallets.

5. Twitter will generate a verification request message to your wallet  address, where you’ll be asked to confirm you hold the private keys of your public crypto address, by signing an attestation.

6. You have the option to connect to your wallet by either scanning the QR code on the screen with your crypto wallet app or with your wallet’s extension. 

7. Once you’ve connected your wallet, select the NFT in your wallet that you'd like to set as your profile picture. 

8. Tap Done. You’re all set!

 

Note: A couple things to keep in mind: 

  • Signing requests should only come from a Twitter.com domain
  • Twitter will never ask you to send funds when connecting your crypto wallet
  • If you need to search for a specific NFT, you can search with the NFT’s Token ID or Contract address.

 


Customizing your Twitter App icon 

This feature lets you pick how your Twitter App icon displays on your phone. Choose from several colorful options. 
 

 
How to customize your Twitter App icon
  1. From the Profile menu  tap Twitter Blue.
  2. Tap Early access to select new features.
  3. Tap App Icon.
  4. Tap a color for your Twitter app icon.
  5. A green check will appear below the color you have chosen.
  6. Tap the back arrow  to return to your Twitter Blue settings page.


Customizing your Twitter App Color theme 

This feature lets you choose the theme colors for your Twitter App.
 

 
How to customize your Twitter App Color theme
  1. From the Profile menu  tap Twitter Blue.
  2. Tap Early access to select new features.
  3. Tap Color theme.
  4. Tap a color for your Twitter app Home page.
  5. A green check will appear below the color you have chosen.
  6. Tap the back arrow   to return to your Twitter Blue settings page.

Longer Tweets 

Want to Tweet more than 280 characters? Longer Tweets allow you to Tweet up to 4,000 characters. You can also compose longer Tweets in a Quote Tweet or reply. Standard functionality like posting media, creating polls, and using hashtags still apply.

 
How to create a longer Tweet
Longer Tweets are created the exact same way you would a regular Tweet
Step 1

Select the Tweet compose icon 

Step 2

You can include photos, a GIF, or a video (and up to 4 total media items, e.g. 2 photos, 1 GIF, and 1 video) in your Tweet

Step 3

Compose your message. When you reach 280 characters, the word count will switch from tracking your progress around the perimeter of the circle icon to filling it

Step 4

Once you’ve finished writing (up to 4,000 characters), select Tweet

Longer Tweets are created the exact same way you would a regular Tweet
Step 1

Select the Tweet compose icon 

Step 2

You can include photos, a GIF, or a video (and up to 4 total media items, e.g. 2 photos, 1 GIF, and 1 video) in your Tweet

Step 3

Compose your message. When you reach 280 characters, the word count will switch from tracking your progress around the perimeter of the circle icon to filling it

Step 4

Once you’ve finished writing (up to 4,000 characters), select Tweet

Step 5

A notification will appear in the status bar on your device and will go away once the Tweet successfully sends

Longer Tweets are created the exact same way you would a regular Tweet
Step 1

Type your Tweet (up to 4000 characters) into the compose box at the top of your Home timeline, or select the Tweet button in the navigation bar

Step 2

When you reach 280 characters, the word count will switch from tracking your progress around the perimeter of the circle icon to filling it

Step 3

You can include up to 4 photos, a GIF, or a video in your Tweet

Step 4

Select the Tweet button to post the Tweet to your profile

 
How to edit a longer Tweet
  1. Compose and send a longer Tweet, you will be notified that you have 30 minutes to edit your Tweet
  2. Select the  icon in the top right corner of your Tweet and choose “Edit Tweet”
  3. Make any necessary edits to the body of your Tweet
  4. Click the “Update: button to send your edited Tweet
 


Customizing your Reader Mode Feature 

Reader Mode makes threads on Twitter easier to read by turning them into readable text so you can read all the latest content seamlessly.
 

How to turn Reader Mode on/off from a Tweet
  1. Go to the top right of the Tweet details.
  2. Tap the Reader Mode icon  to turn this feature on.
  3. Tap the Reader Mode icon to turn the feature off.


Creating and Managing Bookmark Folders

Bookmark Folders help you organize your saved Tweets. There are several ways to create a Bookmark Folder, but they all require you to Bookmark a Tweet first. As a Twitter Blue member, when you create a new Bookmarks you’ll see a notification with the option to Add to Folder right away. Twitter Blue allows you an unlimited number of bookmarks and Bookmark folders which are always private.  
 

 
How to create a Bookmark folder from your Home timeline
Step 1

From a Tweet, open the Tweet details and long press the Bookmark icon

Step 2

You will be presented with an option to Add to Folder

Step 3

Tap the icon to create and name your folder

Step 4

Every Bookmark will also be saved to the All Bookmarks folder

Step 1

From a Tweet, tap the share icon  and select Add Tweet to Bookmarks

Step 2

Tap the blue Add to Folder button

Step 3

Tap the icon to create and name your folder

Step 4

Every Bookmark will also be saved to the All Bookmarks folder

Step 1

From a Tweet, tap the share icon  and select Add Tweet to Bookmarks

Step 2

Tap the blue Add to Folder button

Step 3

Tap the icon to create and name your folder

Step 4

Every Bookmark will also be saved to the All Bookmarks folder

 
How to create a Bookmark Folder from your Profile menu
  1. Tap Bookmarks.
  2. Tap the New Folder icon on the bottom of the Bookmarks page.
  3. Enter a name for your Folder.
  4. Tap Create.
 
How to Add/Remove a Tweet you’ve Bookmarked to an existing Folder from your Profile
Step 1

From the Profile menu  Tap Bookmarks

Step 2

Tap All Bookmarks

Step 3

Open the Tweet details and long press the Bookmark icon at the bottom of the Tweet you want to add to a Folder

Step 4

Tap the name of the Folders where you’d like to see your Bookmark

Step 5

A notification will appear to let you know your Bookmark was saved to the Folders

Step 6

To remove a saved Bookmark from a Bookmark Folder follow the steps 1-3. Long pressing the Bookmark icon again removes it from the folder

Note: Removing a Bookmark from a folder doesn’t delete it from your account. If you’d like to permanently delete a Bookmark, simply tap the Bookmark icon from the Tweet details. You can also tap the  more icon at the top of your Bookmarks timeline to remove all of your Bookmarks at once.
Step 1

From the Profile menu  Tap Bookmarks

Step 2

Tap All Bookmarks

Step 3

Tap the Share Tweet icon  at the bottom of the Tweet you want to add to your Folders

Step 4

Choose Add to Folder  from the row of options for sharing a Tweet. You may need to swipe to see the full list of Share Tweet options

Step 5

Tap the name of the Folders where you’d like to see your Bookmark

Step 6

A notification will appear to let you know your Bookmark was saved to the Folders

Step 7

To remove a saved Bookmark from a Bookmark Folder follow the steps 1-4. Tapping the Add to Folders icon again removes it from the folder

Note: Removing a Bookmark from a folder doesn’t delete it from your account. If you’d like to permanently delete a Bookmark, tap the share icon from the Tweet within your Bookmarks timeline and select Delete Bookmark. You can also tap the more icon at the top of your Bookmarks timeline to remove all of your bookmarks at once.
Step 1

From the Profile menu  Tap Bookmarks

Step 2

Tap All Bookmarks

Step 3

Tap the Share Tweet icon  at the bottom of the Tweet you want to add to your Folders

Step 4

Choose Add to Folder  from the row of options for sharing a Tweet. You may need to swipe to see the full list of Share Tweet options

Step 5

Tap the name of the Folders where you’d like to see your Bookmark

Step 6

A notification will appear to let you know your Bookmark was saved to the Folders

Step 7

To remove a saved Bookmark from a Bookmark Folder follow the steps 1-4. Tapping the Add to Folders icon again removes it from the folder

Note: Removing a Bookmark from a folder doesn’t delete it from your account. If you’d like to permanently delete a Bookmark, tap the share icon from the Tweet within your Bookmarks timeline and select Delete Bookmark. You can also tap the more icon at the top of your Bookmarks timeline to remove all of your bookmarks at once.
 
How to Add/Remove a Tweet you’ve Bookmarked to a new Folder
Step 1

From the Profile menu  Tap Bookmarks

Step 2

Tap All Bookmarks

Step 3

Open the Tweet details and long press the Bookmark icon at the bottom of the Tweet you want to add to a Folder

Step 4

Tap the  icon to create and name the folder where you’d like to see your Bookmark

Step 5

A notification will appear to let you know your Bookmark was saved to the Folder

Step 6

To remove a saved Bookmark from a Bookmark Folder follow the steps 1-3. Long pressing the Bookmark icon again removes it from the folder

Note: Removing a Bookmark from a folder doesn’t delete it from your account. If you’d like to permanently delete a Bookmark, simply tap the Bookmark icon from the Tweet details. You can also tap the  more icon at the top of your Bookmarks timeline to remove all of your Bookmarks at once.
Step 1

From the Profile menu  Tap Bookmarks

Step 2

Tap All Bookmarks

Step 3

Tap the Share Tweet icon  at the bottom of the Tweet you want to add to your Folders

Step 4

Choose Add to Folder  from the row of options for sharing a Tweet. You may need to swipe to see the full list of Share Tweet options

Step 5

Tap the  icon to create and name the folder where you’d like to see your Bookmark

Step 6

A notification will appear to let you know your Bookmark was saved to the Folders

Step 7

To remove a saved Bookmark from a Bookmark Folder follow the steps 1-4. Tapping the Add to Folders icon again removes it from the folder

Note: Removing a Bookmark from a folder doesn’t delete it from your account. If you’d like to permanently delete a Bookmark, tap the share icon from the Tweet within your Bookmarks timeline and select Delete Bookmark. You can also tap the more icon at the top of your Bookmarks timeline to remove all of your bookmarks at once.
Step 1

From the Profile menu  Tap Bookmarks

Step 2

Tap All Bookmarks

Step 3

Tap the Share Tweet icon  at the bottom of the Tweet you want to add to your Folders

Step 4

Choose Add to Folder  from the row of options for sharing a Tweet. You may need to swipe to see the full list of Share Tweet options

Step 5

Tap the  icon to create and name the folder where you’d like to see your Bookmark

Step 6

A notification will appear to let you know your Bookmark was saved to the Folders

Step 7

To remove a saved Bookmark from a Bookmark Folder follow the steps 1-4. Tapping the Add to Folders icon again removes it from the folder

Note: Removing a Bookmark from a folder doesn’t delete it from your account. If you’d like to permanently delete a Bookmark, tap the share icon from the Tweet within your Bookmarks timeline and select Delete Bookmark. You can also tap the more icon at the top of your Bookmarks timeline to remove all of your bookmarks at once.
 


How to find the Spaces tab 

The spaces tab will be located at the bottom of your timeline between the explore  and notifications  icon.

You can find podcasts, themed audio stations, recorded Spaces, and live Spaces within the Spaces tab. To learn about everything available in the Spaces tab, read more here.

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