X has introduced a new History tab designed to help users keep track of saved content, liked posts, videos, and articles in one place.
The feature is initially rolling out on iOS devices.
Replacing Bookmarks
According to X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, the new History section is intended to make it easier for users to return to content they want to finish reading or watching later.
With the update, the Bookmarks button in X’s mobile app menu has been renamed History. The section is divided into four tabs: Bookmarks, Likes, Videos, and Articles.
Today we're rolling out a new History tab on iOS to help you keep track of all your favorite content on X.
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… pic.twitter.com/4hUGQS6KJf
— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) May 12, 2026
How It Works
Bookmarks and Likes contain content users intentionally saved or interacted with.
The Videos and Articles tabs are automatically populated based on content users watch or read while using X. Bier said the History section remains private and visible only to the user.
Browser-Like Experience
The feature makes X function more like a web browser by allowing users to revisit previously viewed content even if they did not manually save it.
The update also consolidates features that were previously spread across different parts of the app. Bookmarks were previously located in the main menu, while liked posts were accessible through user profiles.
Push Toward Long Form Content
The addition may also support X’s push toward long-form articles. The company has been promoting article publishing tools as a way for creators and businesses to share content beyond the platform’s standard 280-character limit.
The new History section allows users to track and revisit articles discovered while scrolling through the platform.
Publisher Traffic Changes
The update arrives as publishers continue facing declines in referral traffic from platforms such as Facebook and Google.
Those declines have been linked to changing algorithms and AI-powered experiences that reduce clicks to external websites.
X appears to be positioning itself as an alternative platform where creators and publishers can distribute content directly inside the app.
