Polls and GIFs now are on Threads. Here’s how to add them

After months of waiting, Threads now lets us add polls and GIFs to our posts thanks to a post from Mark Zuckerberg himself. There were some of the things we were searching for when the app officially launched. Now, you can add these things to your posts, and here’s how to add them.

Before we start, you’re only able to add polls and GIFs to Threads on the app. You currently can’t if you’re on the desktop version. We’re waiting for the company to bring this functionality. Also if you want to use this function, you’ll need to make sure that your app is fully updated. Find Threads on the Play Store or the Apple App Store and tap on the Update button.

How to add polls and GIFs to Threads

Adding these things to your posts is pretty easy. When you’re making a post, you’ll see a few symbols under the “Start a thread” placeholder text. The first one will let you add an image, the second one lets you add a GIF, the third lets you add an audio recording, and the last one lets you add a poll.

Adding a GIF

When you tap on the GIF one, you’ll see a grid of GIFs already populated. These GIFs are all offered through GIPHY. The grid will constantly update according to the day. As you can see in the screenshot, several of the GIFs show Friday, as it was taken on a Friday.

You can scroll through those GIFs to see if there’s one that you like. If you have something in mind, then you can tap on the search bar at the top of the screen. The grid of GIFs will change as you type. After that, just tap on the GIF you want to insert.

Adding a Poll

Tap on the last symbol to get started making your poll. When you do that, you’ll be able to type the contents of your poll. You’ll type your question in the same spot that you’d type a regular Threads Post.

Under that, you’ll see two text fields. Type in your choices. Under the text fields, you’ll see the Add another option button. Tap on it to add more text fields. You can only add an additional two fields for a total of four choices.

This feature is a step behind what you get with X (formerly Twitter), as on that platform, you can choose the duration of your poll. In the case of Threads, your poll will expire in 24 hours with no other options.

If you change your mind and don’t want to make the poll, you can tap on the Remove Poll button on the right of the screen.

And, with that, you can go and start making your Threads more exciting!