X is working on a new option which would enable users to pin anything, from lists, to communities, to a search query, so that they more easily re-access such in the app.
As you can see in this example, posted by X designer Andrea Conway, X users may soon have the capacity to pin multiple different elements to their home timeline, so they’re just a few swipes away at any moment.
Which could speed up navigation in the app, though it is a significant shift in behavioral process, which could take a while to catch on.
The former Twitter team had tried swipeable timelines in the past, enabling users to switch across to different feeds more easily.
![Twitter lists](https://www.socialmediatoday.com/imgproxy/3SUOZ1fIW-76lyZ2I3wlqJs6N1HI0D-M7giiAGbK0wY/g:ce/rs:fill:599:346:0/bG9jYWw6Ly8vZGl2ZWltYWdlL3RpbWxlaW5lcy5wbmc.jpg)
But that seemingly hasn’t caught on as a widespread usage option, though the X team’s now trying to reinvent the option, by giving users the capacity to pin not just lists, but also communities, expanding your options for alternate in-app timelines.
And soon, that could also include even more options.
Will that make these alternate feeds a more attractive, and engaging option?
It still seems like a minor consideration, and it’ll take a big push by the X team to raise awareness, and shift user behaviors in this respect. And without a dedicated communications team, I’m not sure how that’s going to happen, but by adding more functionality, it could see some usage growth, which could spark more in-app engagement.
Maybe. I don’t know, it seems like a small change that’s probably not going to really move the needle. But X is experimenting with this either way, which could be of value in your process.