Right now, there’s a war raging between Threads and the artist formerly known as Twitter. They’re battling for microblogging supremacy, but a new army has entered the battlefield. TikTok now allows its users to make text-based posts.
This should come as no surprise. TikTok is NOT shy about stepping on the toes of other social media/video-sharing platforms. We’ve seen it rain on Instagram’s parade by bringing in photo posts, and the platform also lets you make stories.
TikTok lets its users make text-based posts
This feature comes at the most convenient time. Twitter… or X, rather, is slowly imploding. Meta just showed us what a well-backed Twitter clone could do. It’s like a perfect storm, and TikTok wants to take advantage.
According to The Verge, this feature is now available for TikTok users. If you don’t see the feature yet, you might want to sit tight, as it could still be rolling out. When you make a text-based post, it will look similar to a story. You’re able to add backgrounds, music, and stickers as well.
While this sounds like a basic story, they’re different. For starters, these posts can be up to 1,000 characters long. Also, TikTok didn’t say that these posts expire after a period of time. Essentially, these are like the text-based posts that you’d see on other platforms, but they’re augmented with backgrounds, stickers, and music.
How to make your posts
If you’re excited about making your text posts, they’re easy to do. First, make sure that your app is up to date. Find it on the Play Store or the Apple App Store and check for an update. We were not able to access the feature at Android Headlines, and we’re running version 30.4.5.
If you have the latest version, go to the Create screen. There, you should see three options for the type of content: photo, video, and text. Swipe to select the Text option.
When you do that, you’ll be brought to the text entry UI. Type out your message, customize it, and post it for all of your adoring followers!