How to Post with your voice

We’re currently testing the option to post audio messages on the X for iOS app. This feature makes it easier to post on the go with your voice. We’ve also added automated captions to improve accessibility.

How to record a voice Post
  1. Tap the post compose  icon.
  2. Tap the voice icon.
  3. Tap the red record button to begin recording your message, then tap Done when you’re finished.
  4. You have the option to add post text and/or start a thread with multiple posts. You can record up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds for each individual voice post. If your message is longer than that, it will be automatically threaded up to 25 posts. 
  5. When you’re ready, tap post to send. 
How to play a voice Post

When someone you follow records a voice post, playback is available on mobile and X.com with these steps: 

1. Navigate to the voice post.

2. Tap/click the voice post thumbnail to start and stop playback. 

How to see captions of voice Posts

You can enable captions by adjusting your settings for iOS 13 and above as follows: 
Note: This is not the settings page on your X app.

        1. Open the settings app on your iOS device from the home

        screen.

        2. Go to Accessibility, then Subtitles & Captioning

        3. Enable or disable the “Closed Captions + SDH” option

    

Once you have enabled captions on your iOS device:

        1. Navigate to the voice post.

        2. Tap the voice post thumbnail.

        3. A transcript of the voice post automatically appears

        overlayed on the voice post thumbnail.

 

You can enable captions by adjusting your Android settings as follows:
Note: this is not the settings page on your X app.

        1. Open the Settings app on your Android device from the

        home screen. 

        2. Go to Accessibility, then Accessibility -> Audio &

        On-Screen Text.

        3. Enable or disable the Caption preferences.

 

Once you have enabled captions on your Android device:

        1. Navigate to the voice post.

        2. Tap the voice post thumbnail.

        3. A transcript of the voice post automatically appears

        overlayed on the voice post thumbnail.

 

To see captions on a web browser:

        1. Navigate to the voice post. A CC icon appears at the top

        right corner if that post has captions available    

        2. Click CC on the voice post player.

        3. A transcript of the voice post automatically appears

        overlayed on the voice post thumbnail.

 

More about voice posts

 

  • Voice posts will be published as posts with audio attachments that people can play. Your current profile photo will be added as a static image on your audio attachment and will not refresh if you update your profile photo.
  • Tapping on someone’s voice post will play the audio message and automatically advance for threaded voice posts on iOS. 
  • On iOS, when you tap play, it will automatically minimize in an audio dock at the bottom of your screen so that you can continue listening as you scroll through X and when you leave the app. 

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