# X Provides ‘Pinch to Zoom’ for Video

It is a useful replace for X (previously Twitter) customers. Now you can pinch to zoom in on video clips within the app, with the intention to get a greater have a look at particular particulars within the body.

As you possibly can see on this instance, shared by Jonah Manzano, X is now letting customers know that they’ll zoom in on video clips, by way of a pop-up notification inside the participant.

Right here’s a have a look at the way it works in motion (by way of X Each day Information):

That’ll offer you extra methods to view X video content material, and interact with clips, whereas additionally enabling you to pinpoint that factor that you just noticed shifting within the background which can or is probably not an alien that you just swear you noticed when it performed via the primary time round.

X continues so as to add new video options, as a part of its broader push to maximise engagement, by leaning into the broader video consumption shift. Video has lengthy been probably the most participating content material kind on all social apps, and now, extra platforms need to align with this, with the intention to maintain customers scrolling, offering extra alternative to indicate them adverts.

Certainly, again in January, X CEO Linda Yaccarino introduced that the app was now a “video first” platform, which set the stage for a brand new wave of unique video content material within the app. Although that’s largely fallen flat, with most of X’s unique content material offers both falling via or flaming out, whereas it hasn’t introduced any new content material offers in a while.

Although that will change after the election. Now that it’s clear that so many People are aligned with extra a right-leaning political strategy, that might see extra creators and publishers trying to share their content material on X, with the intention to join with this viewers. Advertisers, too, might look to reassess their stance on the app (some, apparently, already are), and that might give X a brand new pathway to driving extra video consumption in-stream.

It’s bought a devoted video feed now, whereas it’s additionally improved its Linked TV app, and movies can uploaded in excessive definition.    

I wouldn’t say that it’s a “video first” platform as but, however because it continues to evolve its video instruments, and capitalize on new alternatives, it might develop into extra video-aligned within the coming months.