leocreoflipped into Hi-techTwitter is shutting down its Periscope appsverified_publisherThe Verge - Chaim GartenbergTwitter has announced that it’ll be shutting down Periscope as a service, with the company set to discontinue the Periscope applications by March 2021. Twitter will, however, continue to offer live video streaming through its integrated Twitter Live feature within the main Twitter app. “The …
Victor Moruzziflipped into 2020Twitter competitor Parler tops App Store for first timeverified_publisherFOX Business - Chris CiacciaIn the wake of the presidential election, the social media app Parler topped Apple's App Store for the first time over the weekend. In an email to FOX Business, research firm Apptopia said downloads for the "non-biased, free speech" platform topped 310,000 over the past week, with the peak starting …
TechCrunchDec 3, 2020Twitter finally shuts down its abandoned prototype app twttrverified_publisherTechCrunch - Sarah PerezTwitter is shutting down its experimental app twttr, which the company had used publicly to prototype new features back in 2019. The app was first introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2019, then launched to testers that March. Its primary focus had been on trying out new designs …
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTwitter acquires screen-sharing social app Squadverified_publisherTechCrunch - Lucas MatneyToday, Twitter announced that it is acquiring Squad and that the team from the screen-sharing social app will be joining Twitter’s ranks. Squad’s co-founders, CEO Esther Crawford and CTO Ethan Sutin, and the rest of the team will be coming aboard inside Twitter’s design, engineering and product …
9to5MacJul 17, 2020Twitter announces new API that opens more features to third-party appsverified_publisher9to5Mac - Filipe EspósitoThe last time Twitter made changes to its official API, third-party Twitter clients were largely affected with important features removed. However, the company announced today that some of these features will be added back to the Twitter v2 API, in addition to more options that will benefit …
Cassie Holleyflipped into AppsTwitter iOS App Now Lets All Users Limit Who Can Reply to Their Tweets [Update: Now Available]verified_publisherMacRumors - Tim HardwickTwitter has updated its official iOS app to allow all users to limit who can reply to their tweets. The company has been testing the "conversation participants" feature with select users since May, but it now appears to be ready for a wider rollout. "In May, we tested a new way to have a chat with …
Shane Leschasinflipped into APPLE UPROOTEDTwitter app update for iOS brings new Share Tweet menu with DM suggestions [U]verified_publisher9to5Mac - Filipe EspósitoTwitter has been testing a new Share Tweet menu with a small group of users since August, and now this redesigned menu is available for all Twitter users on iOS. The app provides easy access to your recent Twitter contacts as well as shortcuts to apps like Messages, WhatsApp, and Mail. The new Share …
9to5MacJul 18, 2020Twitter testing support for customizable app icons on iOS, new splash screen designverified_publisher9to5Mac - Chance MillerTwitter appears to be considering offering users additional choices for the Twitter app icon on iOS home screens. The company has sent a new survey to Twitter Insiders program members to gather feedback on new icon designs. As you can see in the image above, Twitter is gathering feedback on four …
MacRumorsTwitter Testing Customizable App Icons and New Splash Screenverified_publisherMacRumors - Tim HardwickTwitter appears to be exploring the possibility of giving iOS users a choice of Twitter app icons to use on their Home Screen, based on a new survey sent out to members of its Twitter Insiders program. Custom Twitter icons (via 9to5Mac) As the picture above shows, Twitter has four different app icons …
9to5MacSep 23, 2020Twitter starts testing private audio messages in its mobile appverified_publisher9to5Mac - Filipe EspósitoAs reported earlier this year, Twitter has been testing voice tweets on iOS for some time, but the feature is not yet available to everyone. While voice tweets will likely remain in beta for a while, Twitter is now adding the option to send voice messages through Direct Messages. Right now, users …
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