Since its Twitter days, the social media platform has restricted users to sharing only four photos and videos per post. Now that is changing. X has bumped that limit up to 20 items per post, giving you five times more room to tell your story.
Is the update live on your phone yet?
The update is already live on the web version of X. You can log in right now and post up to 20 photos and videos. If you don’t see the feature live on your iPhone or Android device, open the App Store or Google Play Store and update the app to its latest version.
The feature follows a long list of updates X has released in the past, removing the restrictions enacted by the original Twitter. Users can now post whole blog posts, long-form videos, and up to 20 media items in a single post.
What does this mean for X?
It feels like all social media apps are converging towards the same goal, which is to provide their users with a single all-in-one platform that does everything. Recently, Instagram allowed users to post long-form horizontal videos, and X launched a clipping feature that allows users to clip videos on its platform without downloading the video and using a third-party video editing app.
While this homogenization might look good on paper, I really liked the separation of these platforms for different media. I opened YouTube when I wanted to consume long-form content, X to take a quick look at what’s happening in the world, and Instagram for a quick dopamine boost.
It seems all these platforms are losing their identity to attract more users, and I don’t know if that’s the right path.