How to follow people on Twitter FAQs : help centre
Follow from a Tweet
- Find a Tweet from the account you’d like to follow.
- Hover your mouse over their name.
- Click the Follow button.
OR
- Navigate to a Tweet from the account you’d like to follow.
- Tap the icon located at the top of the Tweet.
- Tap Follow from the selection menu.
Follow from an account’s profile page
- Go to the profile page of the account you’d like to follow.
- Click the Follow button.
Note: Accounts with protected Tweets will have to approve your follow request before you’ll be able to see their Tweets.
How to follow via SMS/text message
Send a text with the words Follow [username] in an SMS (text message) to Twitter to start following someone from your mobile phone. For example, text Follow jymminie to your Twitter short or long code.
You will receive a confirmation text letting you know you are now following that account.
Unsure of your short or long code?
Follow from a QR code
- In the top menu, tap your profile icon.
- Tap the QR code icon in the bottom right-hand corner.
- Tap the QR scanner icon
Once you have successfully scanned the QR code, tap the follow icon from the account’s profile pop-up.