Twitter Fleets seem to have caught on more than other proposals introduced by the platform previously. Possibly because the degree of acceptance of the stories is higher than that of options such as audio messages. Even so, if you are one of those who would prefer that they were not there, we show you how to disable fleets
How to disable Twitter fleets
Twitter has introduced its own stories. Like other platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, etc., the little bird platform has also wanted to add to this type of communication based on ephemeral messages that self-destruct after 24 hours from its publication date.
And although on Twitter there is usually much more reluctance as to what or how certain news are introduced, it seems that these stories that have been called Fleets are liking much more. Probably because the story concept itself is much easier to grasp and use than other features, such as audio messages. These caused a stir and, above all, concern among users who feared that their timelines would become a river of audio. Fortunately this was not the case, although it is still a very interesting option for certain user profiles.
However, the Fleets are not, these seem to be being used more. Although there are also users who are annoyed that now in their Twitter app for Android or iOS there are only little circles with avatars of users we follow that indicate that they have published a fleet.
Therefore, if you are one of them and you want to know how to eliminate them. We are going to give you three options. None of them is perfect as such, because it would be great if there was an option within the configuration settings of the official client that would automatically hide them, but surely that is not part of Twitter's plans. So, let's go one by one.
Mute Fleet
The first option to stop seeing the fleets published by the profiles you follow on Twitter is to mute them. The problem with this is that it is something that you have to do on a user-by-user basis. So... if you dare, it's better to start now, so that if others start to use these stories too, you don't have to repeat the same process so many times on the same day.
To silence the fleets of a user you just have to do the following:
- Open your iOS or Android Twitter app
- Tap on the user circle that indicates that they have published a new fleet and hold it
- The mute option will appear.
- Mute and you will stop seeing their stories on Twitter
Mute fleet is just that, mute the stories but not what they post and appear on your timeline.
Use the web version of Twitter
When accessing Twitter from the browser, the fleets do not appear at the top. What's more, for now it is directly that they do not appear. Therefore, use Twitter from the browser It is also an option to be able to continue reading your timeline as before without having to see so many little circles indicating that there are new fleets.
It's not the best option, but it's not bad either. In addition, you can create a shortcut for yourself from the home screen through the sharing options of both iOS and Android.
Third-Party Twitter Clients
Lastly, another option is use third-party Twitter clients. This is something that, perhaps, deprives you of certain options or novelties that are in the official application, but it is something that you will have to choose.
The good thing is that usually these clients have a little more control and as far as what they show and how. For example, there are some that allow you to get rid of those promoted ads that you have surely seen in Twitter apps. So value, because you can not only get rid of the fleets.
As you can see, there are some options, now It's just a matter of seeing which one is more comfortable for you or succumbing to the fleet. After all, this seems to be an option that has arrived and is not going anywhere. What many of us do hope is that it be used appropriately, to start those types of conversations that otherwise would not be done, etc. But not to replicate what we later see on other platforms like Instagram.
Come on, we want the Twitter fleet to be like the Instagram Reel. In these, what is published is what has previously been published on TikTok and here we could see the same stories uploaded to Instagram.