On Elon Musk’s X, Bookmarks are a popular way for users to keep track of posts they want to refer back to at a later time.
However, the Bookmarks feature requires users to actively pick what posts they want to bookmark when they come across it. Then, those posts are saved to the Bookmarks tab.
In a new update that’s slowly rolling out to users, X is renaming the Bookmarks tab to History. With that change, users will not only see what posts they’ve bookmarked, but they’ll also see an archive of articles and videos that they’ve read and watched on the platform.
X head of product Nikita Bier announced the product change this week in a post.
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“We’re rolling out a new History tab on iOS to help you keep track of all your favorite content on X,” Bier said. “Bookmarks, Long Videos, Articles and Likes will live here — so you can always come back and continue watching or reading. The Timeline moves fast, so we hope this creates a better place for catching up on long-form content.”
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The History feature is currently only available on X for iOS. History appears to work much like a web browser’s history feature does. As Bier said, users will be able to see bookmarks, likes, and their article and video history within the History tab.
With the closure of popular read-later apps like last year’s sunsetting of Pocket, it does seem like such a move makes sense for specific platforms to implement. Facebook, for example, has long let users view their activity within the mobile app. This includes videos watched and links clicked through the platform and viewed within the Facebook app.
Some X users have reportedly seen their Bookmarks tab updated to History already. Others are still waiting for the update to roll out to their account.
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