After increasing the character count in Tweet from 140 to 280, Twitter is now adding a new feature to its platform, that will make it easier for users to build tweetstorms by linking several tweets together in threads.
For a number of years now, users used to reply to the parent tweet and stitch tweets together to share more information or tell longer story. However, it was difficult to discover previous tweets in a thread and add more information.
Now to make it simpler to thread Tweets together, Twitter has added a plus button to the composer that lets you add new tweet to existing ones, then publish the entire thread in one go. You can also continue to add more tweets to your published thread at any time by clicking “Add another Tweet” button.
Twitter is also adding a "Show this thread" label to make it easier to discover threads.
The update that include the new thread feature will start rolling out to iOS, Android and Twitter.com in the coming weeks.
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Back in September this year, Twitter released a lite version of their Android app in Philippines to help save mobile data. Now it has expanded the availability to 24 more countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America.
Twitter Lite is now available in Algeria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Israel, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Malaysia, Nigeria, Nepal, Panama, Peru, Serbia, El Salvador, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Tanzania, and Venezuela. Unfortunately, the app is yet to be released in India, but users can use Twitter Lite mobile site.
To recollect, the lite version of Twitter Android app is designed to work with slow internet connection and smartphones with low-end hardware. It supports 2G/3G networks and is compatible with device running Lollipop and up.
Twitter Lite has a very small download size of 3MB, compared to the regular 13MB size, and will consume 70 percent less data. Even though the app has "lite" moniker it still has all the basic functions of the regular Twitter app like breaking news, sports scores and entertainment update. It also offer timeline view, Notifications, explore tab, messages, polls and profile customization. However you get the option to disable all images and video loading using the data saver function.
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Just a few days ago, Twitter expanded the character limit for tweets from 140 to 280 character, and the reactions has been mixed. Now the micro-blogging site has expanded the character count for display names to up to 50 characters in length.
Previously Twitter allowed up to 20 character count for display names. This means now you can add emojis, middle names, or seasonal-themed display names without hitting the limit.
To change your display name, head over to your Twitter profile, click on 'Edit Profile' on the right side of the page, below the cover photo, then click on the current display name. It's worth mentioning that the display name is different from username. The username appears on the profile URL and can be changed by going to 'Settings & Privacy'. Username can only be up to 15 character long.
In other news, Twitter has suspended its account verification process after people criticized the micro-blogging site for verifying account belonging to the organiser of the white supermacist rally in Charlotesville, Viginia.
"Verification was meant to authenticate identity and voice but it is interpreted as an endorsement or an indicator of importance. We recognise that we have created this confusion and need to resolve it. We have paused all general verifications while we work and will report back soon," read a tweet from @TwitterSupport account.
For the uninitiated, Twitter's verification process gives publc figures and organizations (TV, film, fashion, government, politics, religion, media, sports and other key interest areas) on its platform, a blue check mark next to their names to give them verified status.
Meanwhile Twitter has been facing backlash for the way it handles issues related to hatred, abuse and harassment, though it revised the policies recently. It has already said that it will revise the policy again on November 22. (via)
In September Twitter started testing 280 character limit per tweet with few users. Now Twitter is finally ending the iconic 140-character limit, and giving everyone 280 characters.
The 280 character limit is aimed at drawing more user engagement on Twitter. According to Twitter nine percent of tweet written in English hit 140 character limit, and people end up spending more time editing and modifying the tweet or don't tweet them at all.
During the 280 character limit test, this problem was reduced, that, number dropped from nine percent to only one percent of tweets running up against the limit.
Talking about brevity, Twitter says only five percent of tweets sent were longer than 140 characters, and only two percent were over 190 characters, As a result, your timeline reading experience won't change substantially, and you'll see about the same amount of tweets in your timeline.
That being said, users tweeting in Japanese, Korean and Chinese will continue to have 140 characters, because space limitation is not an issue in these languages.
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You will soon be able to be more expressive on Twitter. The popular micro-blogging website has started testing 280 character tweets, doubling the previous character limit. Earlier the limit was 140 characters and not everyone was comfortable expressing their views, and with the latest move Twitter aims to address "a major cause of frustration" of many users.
According to Twitter, they want every person around the world to easily express themselves on Twitter, and the better way to do so is try out a longer limit of 280 characters, in languages impacted by cramming except for Japanese, Chinese and Korean.These three languages let you convey about double the amount of information in one character as you can in many other languages, like English, Spanish, Portuguese, or French.
Twitter’s data shows that 0.4% of Tweets sent in Japanese arrive at the 140 character limit, compared to nine percent for English. Most Japanese Tweets are 15 characters while most English Tweets are 34.
Twitter is currently testing the 280 character limit with few users, and would roll out to all if the testing is successful. Earlier Twitter stopped counting photos, videos, quote tweets and polls against the 140 character limit of tweets.
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Back in April, Twitter launched Twitter Lite mobile site designed for emerging markets including India. Now the popular micro-blogging platform is testing a lite version of its Android app that will help you save mobile data.
The lite version of Twitter app is currently being tested in Philippines, and just like other lite apps is designed to work in countries with limited internet connectivity and with smartphones with low-end hardware. It supports 2G/3G networks, English/Filipino languages and is compatible with Android devices running Lollipop and up.
"The Philippines market has slow mobile networks and expensive data plans while mobile devices with limited storage are still very popular there. Twitter Lite helps to overcome these barriers to usage for Twitter in the Philippines." said a Twitter spokesperson.
Twitter Lite has a very small download size of 3MB, compared to the regular 13MB size, and will consume 70 percent less data. Even though the app has "lite" moniker it still has all the basic functions of the regular Twitter app like breaking news, sports scores and entertainment update. It also offer timeline view, Notifications, explore tab, messages, polls and profile customization. However you get the option to disable all images and video loading using the data saver function.
Twitter users in Philippines can download the Lite version from the Google Play Store. Others can also try out the app by downloading the apk file from APKMirror and side-loading it to your device.
This is not the first time a social media platform is launching a lite version of its app. FaceBook (& FB Messenger), Linkedin, Skype, YouTube have a lite version of their app, to work on slower internet connection. Tech giant Google is also said to be working on a lite version of its Search app.
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Twitter has launched a lite version of its platform called Twitter Lite, designed to minimize data usage and load quickly on slower connectivity. It is aimed at emerging markets like Latin America, Africa and Asia including India.
The Twitter Lite app weighs less than 1MB and works via web browser instead of a standalone app. This is same as what Facebook offers with its Lite version, which was introduced back in 2015.
Twitter claims that the "Lite" version offers 30 percent faster launch times as well as quicker navigation throughout Twitter. It has all the basic features Twitter offers like timeline, Tweets, Direct Messages, trends, profiles, media uploads, notification and more. The Lite version of Twitter also has data saver mode, which reduces your mobile data usage up to 70 percent. To save data Twitter Lite offers preview of images and videos, and then you can choose which media you want to fully load.
It also offer additional features in Google Chrome or other browser on Android devices like push notifications, offline support and much more. You can also add Twiiter Lite to device's home screen, so you can access it quickly with just one tap. It supports 42 languages including six Indic languages like Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Gujarati and Marathi.
Twitter Lite can be accessed by visiting mobile.twitter.com on your smartphone or tablet. The app will be useful for those who are on slow mobile networks, or lack storage on their mobile devices.
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To date, Twitter lets you upload up to 30 second video clip, while Twitter owned Vine allows for only six-second clips. Now Twitter and Vine have increased the video length-limit on their platform to 140 seconds.
The video tweets on the micro-blogging platform increased by over 50 percent since the beginning of 2016, which is the reason Twitter increased the video tweet length-limit. Select publishers will continue to be able to post videos up to 10 minutes long through the professional publisher tools.
Twitter is also adding a new video viewer to its platform. After tapping on a video tweet or Vine, you can watch the video in full-screen mode, and then see suggested relevant videos below it.
The extended video length-limit is currently available for Android and iOS devices and will soon roll out to Mac and Windows.
Earlier this year, Instagram also extended the video length limit from 15 seconds to 60 seconds.
Twitter is ending support for its TweetDeck Windows app starting April 15. However users can still use the web version of TweetDeck. The micro-blogging site did not give a reason for withdrawing the app from Windows.
The micro-blogging website said that "By deprecating the Windows app and
activating the TweetDeck cookie, we'll be able to enhance the overall
TweetDeck experience,"; "Our main focus for TweetDeck
is continuing to build a simpler, more intuitive experience for all
Twitter users." TweetDeck app for Chrome and Mac stay untouched.
Twitter also announced that it is offering a “more seamless log-in experience”. Users can now automatically log into the TweetDeck Web client if they are logged into Twitter.com or analytics.twitter.com.
To easily access the web version of TweetDeck, Twitter has given instruction as to how to pin the Web version of TweetDeck to the Windows taskbar as a Chrome Web app. You'll need to open TweetDeck in Chrome browser, click Customize and control > More tools > add to taskbar.
Just a day ago Twitter updated its Windows 10 app to support Windows 10 Mobile.
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Twitter has updated its universal Windows 10 app to support Windows 10 Mobile handsets. With the update, the micro-blogging website will be bringing popular features from its Android and iOS platform to Windows 10 Mobile.
Twitter for Windows 10 Mobile gets Moments and
group direct messages; the ability to shoot, edit, and post video using
the device's camera; the ability to share and quote a tweet, and the
ability to check out Top Tweets without logging in. Additionally, users
can utilize Cortana to search Twitter or send a tweet.
Twitter also updated the desktop and tablet app to bring a new 'Dark' theme. You can turn on the theme in Settings > Personalisation. For mobile devices it's altered depending on the system-wide theme settings.
More features and update will come for Windows 10 platform in the future, says Twitter. If you're a avid tweeter, you can download the Twitter Windows 10 app from the Windows Store.
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