How to Share iPhone Live Photos in Tumblr

Tumblr, the magical country of neverending GIFs and whimsical fandoms, is virtually to get livelier. The social network dropped a new version of its iPhone app that supports Apple'southward new Live Photos. Bachelor on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Live Photos are brief, animated images taken with the phone'southward camera that capture the second earlier and after the photograph is shot.

This update makes Tumblr the first social network to support Live Photos, beating Facebook and Twitter to the punch. The new app as well enables 3D Touch on special features, letting yous do a quick Tumblr search when you lot press hard on the app icon, or go a preview of someone's full Tumblr by pressing hard on a name or avatar in your feed.

i. Open the Tumblr app on your iPhone 6s or 6s Plus. Brand sure y'all've already updated to the latest version of the app (your telephone should do this automatically, only you tin bank check by looking at Updates in the App Shop).

2. Tap the pencil icon at the bottom of the screen.

three. Select Photo

4. Filter your media to testify just stills, GIFs or Live photos by tapping one of the labels at the bottom of the screen.

5. Pick the moving-picture show you lot want to post.

6. Tap Next at the peak right.

7. Enter a explanation if you'd similar, then striking Postal service at the top left.

Afterwards your image is uploaded, you'll hold downwards on the epitome to lookout the animation. Every bit yous're browsing your Tumblr feed, Live Photos will be identified with a concentric circumvolve, sunday-like icon on the superlative left of the image. Press down on these images and they'll come to life. You'll take to exist running at least iOS 9.1 for the Live Photos feature to work.

The new features brand it slightly easier to explore Tumblr on your iPhone 6s, although it volition accept some learning to call up the new shortcuts. Other 3D Touch features include pressing downward on the camera icon to quickly snap a selfie or video, on the Letters app to chop-chop text your favorite contacts and on the Clock app to set an warning.

I don't find myself using these shortcuts very oftentimes, since I forget they be, but those who accept picked up the habit of using 3D Touch volition probable savour the new Tumblr enhancements.

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