iOS shortcuts & tips

In this guide

Here’s a few shortcuts and tips for those of you using an iOS device.

Media auto-play

To control how the app uses your data for media playback on iOS:

Tap the account icon (little human), the gear wheel icon, then “General settings.”
Under “Media auto-play,” you can choose whether GIFs and videos:
- Never auto-play
- only auto-play when your device is connected to Wi-fi
- always auto-play

Sending messages and asks

To send messages or ask questions to other users through the iOS app:

Press the speech bubble icon (at the top right of your screen) while viewing any blog.
If the user hasn’t enabled asks or you haven’t been following them for more than 24 hours, the ask option won’t be there.

Changing your blog’s appearance

To learn more about changing your blog’s appearance through the iOS app, visit our Appearance options article.

Logging out

To log out on iOS:

Visit the account screen (the little human) and tap the settings gear, then “Global settings.”
Scroll to the bottom and press “Log Out.”

Access permissions

To give the app permission to access your photos on iOS:

Go to your phone’s Settings app > Privacy > Photos.
Set the Tumblr app to “On.”

Fast reblogging

To use the fast reblog function on iOS:

Press and hold the reblog icon on any post to reblog it in a single step.
The status indicator will disappear once the reblog is complete.

Posting photos from other apps

To post photos from other apps on iOS:

Press and hold the photo.
In the Action Sheet, swipe to the Tumblr icon, then tap it.
A new post will open. Add a caption if you want, then tap “Post.”

Posting links from your mobile web browser

To post links from web browsers like Mobile Safari:

Tap the Share icon to open the Action Sheet.
Swipe over to the Tumblr icon, then tap it.
A new post will open. Add a caption if you want, then tap “Post.”

To share or download photos from the iOS app:

Press and hold (long tap) the photo, then tap “Save Image” in the Action Sheet.
The image will be saved to your camera roll.

Desktop view

To switch from mobile view to desktop view in your mobile browser (when using a device that doesn’t have the app), you can use your web browser’s settings.

For Chrome, tap the 3 dots menu and choose “Request Desktop Site.”
For Safari, tap in the address bar and pull down on the resulting bookmarks menu to reveal “Request Desktop Site.”

Moving the Floating Action Button

The Floating Action Button can be moved by long pressing and dragging the button to the left side.