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Twitter-owned live video service app Periscope is shutting down

Evan Selleck ∙ December 15, 2020

It's felt like a long time coming, but the Twitter-owned app Periscope has confirmed today it is shutting down.

Twitter kills off Reddit-style threaded conversations following user backlash

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 4, 2020

Twitter has rolled back threaded replies because they made conversations harder to read. The vast majority of people who were included in a recent test of this feature considered threaded replies too difficult to use, prompting the company to pull the feature.

Hate Twitter’s new Fleets feature? This new tweak hides it from your app

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 19, 2020

Fleets are a type of disappearing Tweet that Twitter integrated into its social media platform just this week. Fleets are visible to the user’s audience for a period lasting up to 24 hours, and if you haven’t already noticed, they appear at the top of your Twitter app user interface in the form of round circles with the user’s profile picture inside of them.

While Fleets are obviously Twitter attempting to stay relevant with addicting services like Snapchat, some users (myself included) don’t really care for the feature in the slightest. If you feel the same way and have a jailbroken handset at your disposal, then we think you might take a liking to a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed FleetingChances by iOS developer Ian Welker.

Twitter launches disappearing tweets called ‘Fleets’

Evan Selleck ∙ November 17, 2020

Back in March, we first heard about "Fleets". This is Twitter's answer for ephemeral messaging, messages that disappear automatically over time.

Twitter expands voice tweets on iOS, transcription functionality in the works

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 30, 2020

Twitter's been conducting a limited test of a voice-tweeting feature since June, and now it's announced an expansion to more beta testers on iOS, a sign that voice-tweeting is nearing its public launch. In addition, it's acknowledged that a new transcription feature is in development.

Twitter will soon bring its “read the article before you retweet it” prompt to all users

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 25, 2020

Twitter's “read the article before you retweet it” prompt has been in testing with a limited number of Android users since this May. The feature appears to be ready for prime time as the company has now confirmed that it's "soon" coming to all users.

Twitter is now starting to test the ability to send private voice messages

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 24, 2020

Twitter has kicked off another limited test of a feature designed to let you send a private voice message to someone through the app's Direct Messages feature.

Twitter launches a new Share Tweet menu, native Share Sheet available with a long-press

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 23, 2020

Following a few months of testing, the official Twitter app for the iPhone and iPad has now implemented a new Share Tweet popup menu for easier tweet sharing.

BHTwitter upgrades the official Twitter app on jailbroken iPhones and iPads

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated December 20, 2021

Twitter is one of the most powerful social media platforms for reaching large volumes of people, and it’s also one of the best ways to stay informed via your favorite brands, friends, influencers, and special interests. Twitter knows they have one of the best platforms, but for whatever reason they impose silly limitations on users. Fortunately, jailbreakers aren’t confined to such productivity-stifling limitations.

BHTwitter is a newly released and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer bandarhelal that unlocks a bevy of useful features in the official Twitter app that are normally barred to regular Twitter users. It’s a great way to get the most out of your Twitter user experience without waiting for the developers of the social media platform to wake up and smell the roses in terms of the features that users demand most.