Threads Users Can Now Post GIFs And Polls – Here’s How – News18

In good news for Threads customers, the Meta-owned micro-blogging platform has launched two new options on its platform. Meta CEO took to Threads and launched the choice to publish GIFs, and polls. These options are at the moment out there on the internet.

Earlier, customers had to make use of third-party keyboards or copy/pasting from different sources to publish GIFs on the app, resulting in inconsistent outcomes. But the platform has launched a built-in GIF button inside the publish creation window.

Located subsequent to the picture gallery button, this function permits customers to effortlessly entry a searchable GIPHY library and choose from quite a lot of GIFs for his or her posts.

“With polls, you may invite others to weigh in on the matters you care about. And it’s now simpler to search out and add the precise GIF to precise what you’re feeling,”  Adam Mosseri, Instagram head, said.

Polls can have up to four choices and control who can respond to them. The poll will be open for 24 hours, and only those who participated in it will be able to view the results as they come in. The poll button will appear as three horizontal lines on the post-creation toolbar.

To post a GIF on Threads, update to the latest version of Threads. Now, open the app and tap on the post button, which is located at the bottom. Next, select the GIF option. Once you tap on GIF, it will open up the GIPHY library. Select a GIF. Lastly, post it on Threads.

To create a Poll on Threads, open the Threads app and click on the post button at the bottom. Now, Tap on the Polls icon, which is the last in the list of options you see while posting. Now, you can add a title and make poll options. Do note that you can make four poll options. Lastly, tap on post to publish the poll. It is important to note that the poll will be there for 24 hours.