In the event you’ve tapped over the “Media” tab on any X consumer’s profile of late, you might have observed a change in the way in which the content material is displayed in-stream.

Over the previous couple of weeks, X has been rolling out its new grid display format, so fairly than an inventory of posts with media included, now you can get a greater view of the assorted video and picture uploads from a particular account.

It’s not out there for all profiles as but, however it’s coming, so if you happen to’re not seeing it in your app, you may be quickly.

And also you’ll additionally quickly be capable to type by means of them even quicker, with new filters coming for specific media types.

As you possibly can see on this instance, posted by X designer Andrea Conway, you’ll additionally be capable to filter the outcomes based mostly on engagement, so you possibly can simply discover the most well-liked media posts from any given account.

Is that an enchancment?

I imply, it actually makes it simpler to type by means of all of a profile’s movies and pictures, however it’s a change in course of, which is able to take some getting used to. Having extra search filters will definitely assist, and I feel that, over time, it will likely be an enchancment in trying to find content material within the app.

However it’s a bit bizarre immediately. In the event you’re used to looking by means of profiles through the “Media” tab, it does require some recalibration, but it surely’s a useful change that ought to assist.

And as X continues to place extra deal with video content material, perhaps, the thumbnail method will make it extra interesting for creators to add episodic content material, which is able to then be extra simply searchable. X may additionally look to construct in playlists and different capabilities just like YouTube to additional refine discovery.