Twitter sharing in android

How to share and watch videos on Twitter

Record:В You can record, edit and share videos from the Twitter app (Twitter for iPhone or Twitter for Android OS 4.1 and higher).

Import: If you use the Twitter for iPhone or iPad app, you can import videos from your device.

Upload:В You can upload videos to twitter.com.

Go live:В LearnВ how to create a live videoВ right from your Twitter app.

To quickly share a video in the moment, tap the camera icon

from the top menu or swipe left from the timeline.

Tap and hold the capture icon to record a video.

You have the option to add Tweet copy and a location.

Tap Tweet when you’re ready to post, or tap Add to thread to connect it to your last tweet and then press Add to share it.

Adding a video to a Tweet.
You can tap the Tweet iconВ

to take or upload a video to add to your thought.

Below the Tweet compose box, you’ll see quick selection options to add a new video. Your most recent videos from your gallery will appear as thumbnail previews for easy access.

Tap the camera iconВ

to take a video.

You can trim the length of your video by dragging either side of the bar at the bottom. Maximum video length is 2 minutes and 20 seconds.

Tap Trim to finish your edits. You can preview your video by tapping the play button before Tweeting it, and make additional edits to your video before sharing.

Tap Tweet to post.В

Note: To remove the video before Tweeting, tap theВ XВ on the video thumbnail.

To quickly share a video in the moment, tap the camera icon

from the top menu or swipe left from the timeline.

Tap and hold the capture icon to record a video.

You have the option to add Tweet copy and a location.

Tap Tweet when you’re ready to post, or tap Add to thread to connect it to your last tweet and then press Add to share it.

Adding a video to a Tweet.
You can tap the Tweet icon

to take or upload a video to add to your thought.

Below the Tweet compose box, you’ll see quick selection options to add a new video. Your most recent videos from your gallery will appear as thumbnail previews for easy access.

Tap the camera icon

to take a video.

You can trim the length of your video by dragging either side of the bar at the bottom. Maximum video length is 2 minutes and 20 seconds.

Tap Trim to finish your edits. You can preview your video by tapping the play button before Tweeting it, and make additional edits to your video before sharing.

Tap Tweet to finish.В

Note: To remove the video before Tweeting, tap the X on the video thumbnail.

Note:В You can also adjust your autoplay settings from theВ Accessibility section of your Settings and privacy.

To upload and Tweet a video via the web
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1. Use the compose box, or click the Tweet button.В
2. Click the gallery button

Choose a video file stored on your computer and click Open. You’ll be prompted if the video isn’t in a supported format. Maximum file size is 512MB for TweetVideo, but you are able to upload a video longer than 2 minutes and 20 seconds, and trim it before including the video in a Tweet.

Complete your message and click Tweet to share your Tweet and video.В

Watching videos on Twitter
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In timelines, Moments, the Explore tab, and across Twitter, native videos and GIFs will autoplay.
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How can I stop videos from autoplaying?

You can stop videos from autoplaying in your timeline, Moments, and the Explore tab by changing the video autoplay setting. Your settings for video autoplay can be adjusted independently on twitter.com and your Twitter app (for example, you can set videos to autoplay on your iOS device and not on the web).
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To adjust autoplay in your Twitter for iOS app:

1. Navigate to your Settings and privacy.
2. Under the General section, tap Data usage.
3. Tap Video autoplay.В
4. You can select from the following options:В

On cellular or Wi-Fi, Only on Wi-Fi, and Never.
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To adjust autoplay in your Twitter for Android app:

1. Navigate to your Settings and privacy.В
2. Under the General section, tap Data usage.
3. Tap Video autoplay.В
4. You can select from the following options: Mobile data & Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi only, and Never.
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To adjust autoplay on twitter.com:

1. From the main menu, click More, then select Settings and privacy.
2. Under General, click Data usage.
3. Click on Autoplay, then choose between On cellular or Wi-Fi or Never.

Closed captions and subtitles

How to view closed captions on a video:
Turn on the captions option in your device’s accessibility settings. On iOS, this will be labeled as Closed Captions. On Android, it will be labeled Captions.В
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How to view subtitles:
Turn your device’s sound off. To view subtitles on the web, tap the “CC” slider on a video.
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Note: not all videos will have captions or subtitles available.В On iOS and Android, captions are shown automatically when videos are viewed in your timeline. To see captions in full screen, enable captions at the system level.

Watching live videos on Twitter
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You can watch live video from Moments, the Explore tab, trends, or Tweets from an account that has gone live.

You can also watch live programming from Twitter on Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV.В Xbox and Android TV users can enjoy Twitter by launching their web browser and going to twitter.com.

When watching a live video or replay, you can share the broadcast via Tweet, Direct Message, or by copying the link. You have the option to share the entire broadcast or the broadcast starting at a specific point of your choice.
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How to share a live broadcast or replay:

From the live video or replay full screen mode, click or tap the share iconВ

1. Click or tap Share Live (when live) or Share From Beginning (when in replay mode) to Tweet, Direct Message, or copy the link of a full live video or replay from the beginning.
2. Click or tap Share from… to Tweet, Direct Message, or copy the link of a live video or replay starting at a point chosen using the selection bar.

You may encounter issues while watching live videos. Generally, watching from a strong network connection, and/or trying a different network or browser is recommended. Additionally, closing out of the app or browser, and reopening can help. For best results, use an up-to-date app or browser version. If you continue to experience problems with live video, please let us know.

Skip forward or backward

While watching a video, you can double tap your screen to quickly move back and forth.
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How to skip in a video:

1. To move ahead 5 seconds, double tap on the outer right side of the video screen.В
2. To move back 5 seconds, double tap on the outer left side of the video screen.

Once you’ve double tapped to skip, you can continue in that direction with a single tap.

Skipping forward and backward is currently possible while watching videos in full-screen only.

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How to use Twitter for Android

Note: We no longer support Android versions 2.3 through 4.1 in the Google Play Store. If you remain on these versions, please note they will not be updated. To experience the most up to date Twitter for Android experience, download the latest version in the store or visit twitter.com in your browser.

Editing your profile
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1. In the top menu, you will either see a navigation menu iconВ

or your profile icon. Tap whichever icon you have.

Tap Profile, then tap Edit profile.

From here you can change your profile and header image (also referred to as “banner”), display name, location, website, birth date and bio.В

Make the changes you’d like, then tap Save.
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Updating your account settings
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1. In the top menu, you will either see aВ navigation menuВ iconВ

or yourВ profileВ icon. Tap whichever icon you have.

Tap Settings and privacy.

Scroll through the menu and select the account setting you’d like to view/edit, such as changing your username.
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How to reduce your data usage
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You can reduce the amount of data used by Twitter by enabling data saver mode. Control what media you want downloaded in real time to help save data.В

1. From your profile menu, tap Settings and privacy.
2. Under General, tap Data usage.
3. Tap the toggle next to Data saver to turn on.

In this mode, images will load in lower quality and videos won’t autoplay.В You also have the option for high quality images, video, and video autoplay.

How to post and delete a Tweet
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To post a Tweet:

Tap on the Tweet iconВ

Enter your message, and then tap Tweet.

A notification will appear in the status bar on your device and will go away once the Tweet successfully sends.
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To save a Tweet as a draft:

1. If you would like to save your Tweet as a draft, tap the X in the Tweet compose window.
2. You will see the option to save as a draft. To access your saved drafts, go to your profile and tap the overflow iconВ

then select Drafts.В

You can also access your drafts by tapping into the composer box, then tapping Drafts within the box.

You’ll only see the Drafts prompt when you have at least one draft saved. Should you log out of your account through your app or uninstall your app, any drafts you have saved will be deleted and cannot be restored.
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To post a photo or GIF with your Tweet:

To post a video with your Tweet:

• Read about sharing and watching videos on Twitter. (Android OS 4.1 and higher is required to use the video feature.)
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To post a Twitter Poll with your Tweet:

How to post a reply:

1. Find the Tweet you want to reply to.
2. Click the reply iconВ

A compose box will pop up, type in your message and tap Reply to post it.
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How to post a mention:

1. Type your message in the Tweet box.В
2. Type the @ symbol before the username(s) when addressing a particular account.В
3. Click or tap Tweet to post.
4. Read more about replies and mentions.
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To Tweet with your location:

Tap the location iconВ

to add your location to your Tweet.

Learn more about using the location feature on your mobile device.
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To include a URL in a Tweet:

1. Links are automatically shortened using Twitter’s own t.co service.
2. Typing or pasting in a URL will automatically deduct the characters from your character limit—no matter how long the original link is.
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To delete a Tweet:

1. From your profile menu, tap Profile.
2. Locate the Tweet you want to delete.
3. Tap theВ

icon located at the top of the Tweet.

Tap Delete.

Tap Yes to confirm.
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How to enable dark mode

1. In the top menu, tap your profile icon.
2. Tap Settings and privacy.
3. Tap the Display and sound tab.
4. Tap Dark mode to turn the feature on. You can also enable the Automatic at sunset option.
5. Choose Dim or Lights out by tapping your preference under Dark theme.
6. To turn the feature off, tap the Dark mode option again.
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How to enable dark mode from the menu

1. Tap your profile icon.
2. Tap the light bulb icon to turn on dark mode.
3. Go to settings to switch between Dim or Lights out.

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Mark Needham

One thing I wanted to do in the little application I’m working on was send data to other apps on my phone using the ‘share via’ dialog which I’ve seen used on the Twitter app.

In this case I wanted to send a link and its title to twitter and came across a StackOverflow post which explained how to do so.

To keep it simple I added a button to the view and then shared the data via the on click event on that button:

In this case if I choose the Twitter app from the drop down list that appears it will create a new tweet with the value of ‘android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT’ as its body.

If we needed to pass a subject to the other app then we could set that using ‘android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT’ but in this case it’s unnecessary.

From what I understand so far only apps which can handle the ‘text/plain’ format will show up in the drop down list but that seems to be pretty much every app on my phone.

This works reasonably well but I wanted to see if it was possible to share directly with the Twitter app rather than having to choose from a selection of apps.

Via a combination of blog posts and StackOverflow questions I came across the following solution for posting directly to the Twitter app:

It does depend on the Twitter app being installed on the phone to work but since the app is just for me I think it’s ok for the moment.

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About third-party apps and log in sessions

Third-party apps are applications built on the Twitter platform by external developers, and are not owned or operated by Twitter. When you connect a third-party app to your Twitter account, you are granting that app access to use your account. Depending on its permissions, an authorized app may be able to obtain information from and use your account in various ways, such as reading your Tweets, seeing who you follow, updating your profile, posting Tweets on your behalf, accessing your Direct Messages, or seeing your email address. You can learn more about the specific access in the App permissionsВ section below.

Note: You should be cautious before giving any third-party app access to your account. If you’re not comfortable with granting an app access to your account, simply click “cancel” on the authorization page to decline the app’s access. We also suggest you regularly review third-party apps which have access to use your account to confirm that you still want to give them access. You can review and revoke access for apps by visiting the Apps and sessions section of your account settings.

Additionally, you can learn how to log out of your active Twitter sessions below.

In the app you want to connect, find the button/link asking you to connect your Twitter account (usually «Connect to Twitter«, «Sign in with Twitter» or something similar).

Depending on the app, you may be presented with a consent dialog from Twitter asking you to authorize the app to use your account or you may be prompted to grant the app access to the Twitter accounts on your iOS device.

You can review the various permissions you are granting to the app. You will see examples of actions the app will be able to perform using your account.

If you are routed to a Twitter website and you’re already logged in to your account, use the Authorize app button to connect the app. If you’re not already logged in to your account, you will need to log in. Before you enter your username and password, check that the page is secure by verifying the URL starts with https://twitter.com. If the page is secure, enter your username and password and use the Sign In button to connect the app.

If you are prompted to grant the app access to the Twitter accounts on your iOS device, use the Connect button to connect the app. If you have multiple Twitter accounts on your device, you may need to select the account that you wish to connect to the app.

Note: You can always review and revoke access for apps at any time by visiting the Apps and sessions section of your account settings.

In the app you want to connect, find the button/link asking you to connect your Twitter account (usually «Connect to Twitter«, «Sign in with Twitter» or something similar).

Depending on the app, you may be routed to a Twitter website or to the Twitter for Android app to authorize the app to use your account.

You can review the various permissions you are granting to the app. You will see examples of actions the app will be able to perform using your account.

If you are routed to a Twitter website and you’re already logged in to your account, use the Authorize app button to connect the app. If you’re not already logged in to your account, you will need to log in. Before you enter your username and password, check that the page is secure by verifying the URL starts with https://twitter.com. If the page is secure, enter your username and password and use the Sign In button to connect the app.

If you are routed to the Twitter for Android app, use the Allow or Connect button to connect the app. If you have multiple Twitter accounts on your device, you may need to select the account you wish to connect to the app.

Note: You can always review and revoke access for apps at any time by visiting the Apps and sessions section of your account settings.

On the website of the app you want to connect, find the button/link asking you to connect your Twitter account (usually «Connect to Twitter«, «Sign in with Twitter» or something similar).

You’ll be routed to a Twitter website asking you to authorize the app to use your account.

You can review the various permissions you are granting to the app. You will see examples of actions the app will be able to perform with your account.

If you’re already logged in to your account, use the Authorize app button to connect the app.

If you’re not already logged in to your account, you will need to log in. Before you enter your username and password, check that the page is secure by verifying the URL starts with https://twitter.com. If the page is secure, enter your username and password and use the Sign In button to connect the app.

You can review and revoke access for apps connected to your account at any time by visiting the Apps and sessions section of your account settings.

App permissions

Third-party apps may request access to perform different actions using your Twitter account. Apps may ask for the following permissions to access certain information in your account and take certain actions:

Apps with read access to your Twitter account will have the ability to:

Profile information: View your profile information, such as your name, location, description, and profile and header photos. Note that the email address associated with your Twitter account and your phone number are not considered profile information. An app will not be able to view your email address unless you grant the app specific permission to do so.В

Tweets: View your Tweets (including details such as the number of times a Tweet has been viewed and the interactions others have with a Tweet) and Tweets from accounts you follow on your timeline, including any protected Tweets.В

Account settings: View your account settings, such as your preferred language and time zone.В

Other accounts: See who you follow, mute, and block.

Lists: View your Lists of Twitter accounts.

Collections: View your collections of Tweets.
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Apps with read and write access to your Twitter account will have access to view your information as described in the Read section above, and will also have the ability to:

Profile information: Update your profile information for you.В

Tweets: Post Tweets and media on your behalf, delete Tweets for you, and engage with Tweets posted by others for you (for example, like, un-like, or reply to a Tweet, Retweet, etc.).В

Account settings: Manage your account settings for you.В

Other accounts: Follow and unfollow accounts for you, and mute, block, or report accounts on your behalf.

Lists: Create Lists of Twitter accounts for you, manage your Lists (for example, add and remove accounts from Lists) for you, and delete your Lists for you.

Collections: Create collections of Tweets for you, manage your collections (for example, add and remove Tweets from collections) for you, and delete your collections for you.В
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Read, Write, and Direct Messages

Apps with read, write, and Direct Message access to your Twitter account will have access to view your information and take actions as described above in the Read and Write sections, and will also have the ability to: send Direct Messages for you, view Direct Messages you’ve sent and received, and manage and delete your Direct Messages. Remember that each communication participant has their own copy of the communication — deletion of a Direct Message will remove it from your account, not the accounts of the other participants to the communication.
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In addition to the permissions above, apps may also ask for permission to view the email address associated with your Twitter account.
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If you use Twitter Ads, apps may also ask to:

Analytics: Access your advertising data, including your campaigns, audiences, business and ad account information (such as account name, ID, and creation date, business name, timezone, and users), ad account and user settings (such as notification email, contact phone number and extensions, industry type, email subscription settings, and tax settings), and creatives and media.

Campaign and account management: Access your advertising data as described above, create and manage your advertising data (such as media, creatives, campaigns, and audiences) for you, and manage your account (such as account name, industry type, account and user settings, etc.).В В
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Learn more about granting access to your Twitter Ads account with multi-user login.

We do not share your Twitter password with apps. Remember that when you authorize an app to access your Twitter account or take actions on your behalf, the app may use, store, and share your information in accordance with its own business practices. While app developers agree to abide by our rules and guidelines, we strongly recommend that you review an app’s terms and privacy policy before you authorize the app to access your account.

Learn more about our rules and guidelines for third-party app developers in our Developer Policy.
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Go to the Apps and sessions section of your account settings. All of the apps connected to your account will be displayed. You can see the specific permissions that each app has to use your account listed under the app name and description.

If you’d like to disconnect an app from your account, click the Revoke access button next to the app or at the bottom of the page after clicking the app’s name.

If an app asks for your password to access your account

If you wish to grant a third-party app access to your account, we recommend that you only do so using Twitter’s OAuth method. OAuth is a secure connection method and doesn’t require you to give your Twitter username and password to the third party. You should be particularly cautious when you’re asked to give your username and password to an app or website. When you give your username and password to someone else, they can gain complete control of your account and can lock you out or take actions that cause your account to be suspended.

If you are unsure about whether a login page for a third-party app is using OAuth, go directly to twitter.com and enter your credentials there, and then navigate back to the app. If the app is using OAuth, the app should not require you to enter your username and password again. You can learn more about how to check that you’re on twitter.com with our account security tips.

If you previously provided your password to an app that you are now unsure about, revoke its access on the Apps and sessions section of your account settings and change your password.

Note: You should be especially wary of and never provide your username and password to:

• Websites claiming to help you “get more followers fast!” (see our following rules and best practices for more information).
• Apps which post affiliate ads to your timeline.
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If you suspect a bad app is still connected to your account

Immediately revoke its access on the Apps and sessions section of your account settings and change your password. If you are experiencing problems with an app, please read the compromised accounts article for more information.

If you’re having issues with a third-party app

Because third-party apps are not owned and operated by Twitter, we’re not able to troubleshoot them. It’s best to reach out to the app developer for answers to your questions or to let them know about a problem you’re having with their product.

How to log out of your active Twitter sessions

From your Settings and privacy, go to the Apps and sessions section of your account settings. Below Sessions, all of the active login sessions connected to your account will be displayed. You can see the location and time of login.

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