Twitter has stopped displaying you a chronological timeline by default, however you possibly can nonetheless manually change to displaying current tweets first when you like.
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Twitter has enraged customers by switching from chronological feed ordering to an algorithmically-served one, designed to indicate recommended tweets first.
There was once an choice to at all times use the chronological feed by default, however that’s not the case in a brand new replace to Twitter’s cellular app.
Twitter for iOS and Android not allows you to entry the chronological timeline by default, however you possibly can nonetheless change between the chronological timeline and seeing recommended tweets first if you understand how to do it.
How one can rapidly change between recommended tweets and up to date tweets on Twitter
The micro-blogging service quietly introduced the change in a publish on Twitter, saying the app not takes you to the chronological timeline whenever you launch it. The corporate has acknowledged that clients utilizing the cellular app are not permitted to pin the “Newest” feed first by default. On the similar time, Twitter is assuring clients that they nonetheless have the choice to modify between the chronological feed and recommended tweets.
Now the “Dwelling” and “Newest” timelines operate as follows:
- Dwelling: This timeline options algorithmically served tweets
- Newest: That is your basic reverse-chronological timeline
Switching between “Dwelling” and “Newest” by means of swiping is now accessible for everybody on iOS. The identical characteristic is coming quickly to Twitter for Android and the net model of the service at twitter.com. You possibly can pin each the “Dwelling” and “Newest” tabs to the highest of the app by hitting the glint icon within the top-right nook.
Why this Twitter change is a significant step again
The Verge explains why this variation is a step again:
To my nice disappointment, nevertheless, I’ve discovered that after testing the characteristic, now I can’t make the chronological feed the default. As a substitute, I can solely have “Dwelling” as my default or arrange the 2 “Dwelling” and “Newest” tabs and swap between them as wanted.
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This looks like an enormous step again to me. Now, on iOS, any time I need to scroll by a reverse-ordered feed like I at all times did earlier than, I’ll should test first to see if I’m wanting on the proper feed.
Dislike the change? Properly, no less than you possibly can set “Newest” as your default in Twitter’s net interface on desktop and cellular—that’s, till this replace reaches twitter.com.
It’s not all unhealthy. When leaping between Twitter and different apps on my telephone, if “Newest” was the column I used to be taking a look at, it will likely be the main focus once I return to Twitter. However once I pressure shut and re-open the app when wanting on the “Newest” column, the “Dwelling” feed is what Twitter reveals first.
In line with Twitter spokesperson Shaokyi Amdo, the “Dwelling” feed within the cellular app shall be pinned first by default “for now,” indicating Twitter may change its thoughts if confronted with robust detrimental suggestions.