How to use Twitter for iOS - Twitter Help Center

How to use Twitter for iOS. The Twitter for iOS app can be used on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch device ... Skiptomaincontent HelpCenter HowtouseTwitterforiOS TheTwitterforiOSappcanbeusedonaniPhone,iPad,oriPodTouchdevice. Tosignupforanaccount DownloadtheTwitterforiOSapp,ifyouhaven'talreadyinstalledit. Oncetheappisinstalled,youcanloginwithanexistingaccountorsignupforanewaccountdirectlyfromtheapp.LearnaboutmanagingmultipleTwitteraccountsthroughyourapp.Youwillbeguidedthroughoursignupexperienceandpromptedtoenterinformationsuchasyournameandemailaddress. Ifyouprovidedanemailaddresswhilesigningup,wewillimmediatelysendyouanemailwithinstructionssowecanverifyyouremailaddress. Ifyouprovidedaphonenumberwhilesigningup,wewillimmediatelysendyouatextmessagewithacodesowecanverifyyournumber.  Learnhowtocustomizesettingsforyournewaccount. Editingyourprofile   Tapthenavigationmenu,andthentapProfile.TapEditprofile.Fromhereyoucanchangeyourprofileandheaderimage(alsoreferredtoas“banner”),displayname,location,website,andbio.Learnmoreaboutcustomizingyourprofile,includinginstructionsforaddingyourbirthdate.Makethechangesyou’dlike,thentapSave. Note:TheseinstructionsapplytoversionsofTwitterforiPhoneoriPadusedoniOS7andabove. Howtoreduceyourdatausage   YoucanreducetheamountofdatausedbyTwitterbyenablingdatasavermode.Controlwhatmediayouwantdownloadedinrealtimetohelpsavedata.  Fromthenavigationmenu, taporclick Settingsandprivacy.UnderAccessibility,display,andlanguagestaporclick Datausage.Taportoggleon Datasavertoturnon. Inthismode,imageswillloadinlowerqualityandvideoswon'tautoplay.Toviewimageinhighqualitywhiledatasaverison,longpresstheimageortapthemoreicon,andselectLoadhighquality. HowtopostanddeleteaTweet TopostaTweet: TaptheTweeticon  ComposeyourmessageandtapTweet.AnotificationwillappearinthestatusbaronyourdeviceandwillgoawayoncetheTweetsuccessfullysends.   TosaveaTweetasadraft: IfyouwouldliketosaveyourTweetasadraft,tapCancelintheTweetcomposewindowandselectSavedraft. Toaccessyourdraftsatanytime,taptheTweeticon,thentapDrafts.You’llonlyseetheDraftspromptwhenyouhaveatleastonedraftsaved.Shouldyoulogoutofyouraccountthroughyourapporuninstallyourapp,anydraftsyouhavesavedwillbedeletedandcannotberestored.  Toreplytoormentionanaccount: Tapthe@symboltobringupalistofsuggestedaccountsyoufollow.Asyoustarttypingausernamethelistwillnarrowdowntofewerresults.Onceyou'vefoundtheaccountyou'relookingfor,taptheirusernameanditwillpopulateintheTweet.Yourcharactercountwilladjust,asneeded.Learnaboutthedifferencebetweenrepliesandmentions. ToincludeahashtaginyourTweet: Tapthe#symbolandasyoustarttyping,alistofcurrenttrendsbeginningwiththatletter(s)willappear.Youcanchoosetoincludeoneofthesesuggestedhashtags(taptoselect)oraddyourownhashtagtext.   TopostaphotoorGIFwithyourTweet: Tapthephotoicon  totakeaphoto,ortochooseaphotoorGIFfromyourgallery.YoucanselectuptofourphotosinaTweet.Whenyouarefinishedselectingyourphotos,tapAdd.Onceyouhavetakenorselectedyourphoto,youwillhavetheoptiontoapplyafilterandcroptheimagebytappingthepencilicon  ontheattachedphoto(s).Youcantagpeopleinyourphoto(s)bytappingWho’sinthisphoto?Typeinthefullnameor@usernameandthentapDone.LearnmoreinformationaboutTweetingphotos,includinginstructionsforchangingyourphototaggingprivacysettings.   ToTweetwithyourlocation: Tapthelocationicon  toaddyourlocationtoyourTweet.Tolearnmoreaboutusingthelocationfeatureonyourmobiledevice.   ToincludeaURLinaTweet: LinksareautomaticallyshortenedusingTwitter'sownt.coservice.TypingorpastinginaURLwillautomaticallydeductthecharactersfromyourcharacterlimit—nomatterhowlongtheoriginallinkis.   TodeleteaTweet: Fromthenavigationmenu,tap Profile.LocatetheTweetyouwanttodelete.Tapthe  iconlocatedatthetopoftheTweet.TapDeleteTweet.TapDeletetoconfirm. ToselecttextfromaTweet: It’seasytoselectportionsoftextfromaTweettocopyandpasteandtosearchwith.Togetstarted,taponaTweettoviewinfullscreenmode. Press,hold,anddragtohighlightawordorsectionoftextfromtheTweet.Fromthepop-upyoucanselectCopy,SelectAll,LookUp,Search,orMute.IfyouselectSearch,theselectedtextwillauto-populatewithinTwitter’ssearchbar.You’llberedirectedtothesearchresultspagetonavigatethrough.IfyouselectMute,theselectedtextwillbepresentedinamutesettingspop-uppage.YoucanchoosetomutetheselectedtextfromyourHometimelineand/orNotifications.Additionally,youcansetthetimedurationofthemute,andselectFromanyoneorFrompeopleyoudon’tfollow.Whendone,tapSave.LearnmoreabouthowtomuteonTwitter.   Howtousekeyboardshortcuts   YoucanuseshortcutsinyourTwitterappthroughabluetoothkeyboardconnectedtoyouriPhoneoriPad.Additionally,youcanusetheSmartKeyboardorothercompatiblekeyboardsforyouriPad.Tip:onaniPad,holddownthecommandkeytoseethefulllistofavailablekeyboardshortcuts.  Navigation cmd-1 = home(pressagaintoscrolltotop)cmd-2 = Exploretab(pressagaintoscrolltotop)cmd-3 = Notificationstab(pressagaintoscrolltotop)cmd-4 = DirectMessagescmd-` = navigationmenu space = pagedownshift-space= pageup⇧ = scrollpageup⇩ = scrollpagedowncmd- = back cmd- = gototopcmd-shift-] = nextsubtabcmd-shift-[ = previoussubtabcmd-F = search cmd-, = settingscmd-R = refreshcmd-M = enable/disabledarkmodecmd-\ = accountlistcmd-+= increasetextsizecmd--= decreasetextsizecmd-0 = defaulttextsizecmd-W = closeesc = close   Momentsandmediaview  = navigatethroughMoments,mediaviewer   Tweetdetailandmediaview R = ReplyT = RetweetL = Likecmd-U = Gotouserprofile   Tweetcomposer cmd-N = newTweetcmd-return = sendTweet   DirectMessage cmd-N = newDirectMessagereturn = sendDirectMessage   Howtoapproveordenyyourfollowerrequests   IfyouhavechosentokeepyourTweetsprotected,you’llreceivefollowerrequestsfromotheraccountsthatwishtofollowyou.Youcanapproveordenyyourfollowerrequestsfromyourprofiletab.    HowtocreateandmanageLists   Inthenavigationmenutaporclick Lists.ViewyourListsbyFollowingorMemberof.TocreateanewList,tapthenewListicon  TomanageaList,tapaontheListname,andthentapEdit.FromhereyoucaneditListproperties,manageListmembersordeletetheList. LearnmoreaboutLists.   Howtocustomizeyourview   Fromyourprofilemenu,tapSettingsandprivacy.TaptheAccessibility,display,andlanguages.TaptheDisplayandsoundtab.DragthefontslidertoadjustfontsizeTaptheDarkmode slidertoadjustdisplaysettings.ChooseDimorLightsoutbytappingyourpreference.Toturnthefeatureoff,taptheDarkmodeslideragain.   Howtoquicklyenabledarkmodefromthemenu

   Tapyourprofilemenu. 
Tapthelightbulb icon  toaccessDarkmode settings.
TaptheDarkmodeslidertoturnfeatureon.Tap DimorLightsout toselectatheme.    Howtoclearyourmediaandwebstorage   TwitterforiOSstorescontentintheapp,whichcantakeupspaceonyourdevice.Inordertoclearupspace,youcanclearyourTwittermediaand/orwebstorage.   Toclearyourmediastorage: Fromyourprofilemenu,tap Settingsandprivacy. UnderAccessibility, display,andlanguages tapDatausage.UnderStorage,tapMediastorage.TapClearmediastorage.TapClearmediastoragetoconfirm.   Toclearyourwebstorage: Fromyourprofilemenu,tapSettingsandprivacy. UnderAccessibility, display,andlanguages tapDatausage.UnderStorage,tapWebstorage.ChoosebetweenClearwebpagestorageandClearallwebstorage.Taptomakeyourselection.TapClearwebpagestorageorClearallwebstoragetoconfirm. Sharethisarticle Tweet ByusingTwitter’sservicesyouagreetoourCookiesUse.Weusecookiesforpurposesincludinganalytics,personalisation,andads. OK