Twitter will now let you record a GIF right from the iOS app’s camera

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On Tuesday, it was announced that you can use the in-app camera on the iPad to make GIFs. The new feature can be used to share short clips to your timeline without uploading a full video.

If you want to get an idea of how one of these looks, you can listen to the GIFs I recorded from my phone before I wrote this story.

✌️ pic.twitter.com/0USszZDQBZ

— Jay Peters (@jaypeters) March 22, 2022

It was easy to record the Gif. In the app, I hit the new button, tapped the photo icon, made sure I was on the GIF mode, and pressed and held the record button. The steps are demonstrated in a handy GIF posted byTwitter. You can have the start over from the beginning if you prefer.

There isn't a way to easily share them off the platform. There is no option to save a Gif to your computer or phone if you right-click it.

The feature is only available on the mobile device. We asked if the feature would be brought to the phone.