Digital Trends – Likely designed for people that havenât upgraded to a smartphone just yet, Twitter launched support for photo posting through sending a simple text message. While updating a Twitter account through text messages has long been a feature of the service, users havenât been able to transmit mobile pictures without the help of a Twitter application. Since Twitter launched text messaging support for users, approximately four billion SMS messages are sent and received through Twitter each month. Â Users can also receive Twitter updates through text messages without having to open a Twitter account and follow a user, a service named Fast Follow.