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Twitter's DM search lets s look for specific messages or conversations. 2u170

By Satvik Khare | Updated: 24 March 2022 11:54 IST

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Twitter earlier allowed s to only search for other s or groups they were a part of

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Twitter DM search shows three options — People, Groups, and Messages
It was first announced in May last year
Twitter also added GIF recording capabilities to the IOS app

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Twitter has rolled out another update for its microblogging platform that now allows s to search for specific messages in the direct message (DM) feature. Earlier, s did have the ability to search in the DMs but could only search for s or groups. Last year, Twitter introduced the search bar for DMs for its Android app and had mentioned the ability to let s search for specific content in the DMs. Twitter's DM search feature was introduced for the iOS app two years prior to the Android app.

Through a tweet, Twitter announced that s will now be able to search for specific keywords and names in their inbox using the search bar. Twitter will show three options — People, Groups, and Messages — when s search in the DMs. s can now search for specific messages using the new feature.

We know you've been waiting for the option to search your DMs…

Now you can use the search bar in your inbox to find specific messages using keywords and names. pic.twitter.com/A41G8Y45QI
— Twitter (@Twitter) March 23, 2022

Twitter first announced the keyword search feature for DMs back in May last year when it iOS app in 2019.

Earlier this week, Twitter announced that s on iOS will now be able to capture GIFs from the in-app camera. s can share GIFs by clicking on the new tweet button, tap the photo icon, then the camera icon, make sure to select the GIF mode, and then press and hold the record button. At the moment, there doesn't seem to be an option to share the GIFs off the platform. Twitter only allows s to share a link to the GIF, signifying that there is no option to save the GIF on a computer or a smartphone.

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