Twitter has launched a new feature worldwide called ‘fleets’: tweets that disappear after 24 hours, similar to the stories feature on WhatsApp and Instagram.

Here’s how to fleet on Twitter. A Fleet may contain photos, GIFs, videos, links, and text.

Create a new Fleet

Fleets appear above the Home timeline., Fleets is available for mobile app users only and not desktop version.

To create a new Fleet, start by tapping your profile image and:

  1. Tap the Fleet compose icon. 
  2. Compose your message (it can be comprised of text, photos, a GIF, or video).
  3. Tap the Fleet button to post the Fleet to your profile.

Using the text editor to add media to your Fleet:

  • Tap the screen to bring up the keyboard and toolbar.
  • Tap the Align button to format the text center, left, or right.
  • To change the text to bold, tap the B button.
  • To highlight your text, select the Highlight button.
  • The color wheel will change the text and highlight color, tap the color wheel icon to change the text.
  • To move or resize the text, image, or emoji, use two fingers to pinch to resize or move the media.
  • Tap the circle icon at the bottom left of the screen to change your Fleet’s background color.

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