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iOS iPhone Snapchat TwitterJul 23, 2021Jul 24, 2021

Twitter and Snapchat report record growth in Q2 2021 with high ATT opt-in rate

Fortunately, the ATT feature had a reverse impact on Twitter and Snapchat, both apps’ reported high ATT opt-in rates and high Y-o-Y revenue. Apple launched ATT (App Tracking Transparency) feature on iOS 14.5 update which restricts the apps’ capability to…

Mac TwitterJul 21, 2021

Twitter is testing the preview of the redesigned ‘TweetDeck’ app for Mac

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Twitter has announced the testing of the new version of ‘TweetDeck’, its productivity app for Mac. The preview of the updated app is tested with a small group of users in the United States, Canada, and Australia which includes a…

Android Facebook iOS TwitterJul 16, 2021Jul 16, 2021

Saluting face, biting lip and other emojis coming to iOS, and other platforms in 2022

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Ahead of World Emoji Day on July 17, Unicode Consortium has shared drafts of the expected emojis coming to iOS, Android, Facebook, Samsung, and Twitter in the upcoming Emoji 14.0 update. Apple also introduced 217 new emojis on iOS 14.5…

TwitterJul 15, 2021Jul 15, 2021

Twitter is shutting down ‘Fleets’ stories feature on Aug 3

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Twitter has announced that it is removing ‘Fleets‘ from the app because of lower than expected response. Inspired by Snapchat and Instagram Stories, Fleets is designed for sharing temporary thoughts, feelings, images, or clips on the app that disappear after…

TwitterJul 9, 2021Jul 9, 2021

Twitter is working to expand Spaces’ audio-chat capability to the web

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Twitter’s clone of the Club-House app is the newly introduces Spaces feature. Spaces are audio-only chat rooms, inspired by podcasts, to allow users to listen to their favorite public figures, celebrities, activists, or anyone with 600 followers. Users can share…

Facebook Instagram TwitterJul 8, 2021Jul 8, 2021

Former U.S. President Trump is suing Twitter, Facebook and Google for violating his first amendment rights

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Former U.S. President Donald J.Trump is suing social media companies and their chief executives for blocking him. Bloomberg reports that President Trump has filed the case at a federal court in Florida against Twitter, Facebook, Google, and their CEOs and…

Android iOS iPhone TwitterJul 6, 2021Jul 7, 2021

Twitter might soon launch a new ‘tweet reactions’ feature like Facebook and iMessage reactions

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Reverse engineer, Nima Owji discovered that Twitter is working on new tweet reactions which will let users be more expressive on the app. Like Facebook and iMessage reactions, Twitter will also introduce reaction emojis which give users more options to…

TwitterJul 2, 2021Jul 2, 2021

Twitter shares concept for Trusted Friends, Facets and other features to offer a personalized and private experience

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Social media platforms are consisting exploring new ways to enhance users’ experience on their platforms. Similarly, Twitter has shared a concept for Trusted Friends, Facets, and Reply Preference features that will allow users to post content they want people they…

Android iOS iPhone TwitterJul 2, 2021

Twitter updates two-factor authentication on iOS and Android

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Twitter has announced an update to its two-factor authentication (2FA) feature for iOS and Android devices. The 2FA is a security feature to protect online accounts. In addition to the log-in password, users use a code or security key to…

iOS iPhone TwitterJun 28, 2021Jun 28, 2021

Twitter now lets users directly share Tweets to Instagram Stories on iOS

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Twitter has now made it easy for users to share tweets on social media. Now iOS users can directly post tweets on Instagram along with messages app and email. The new feature is likely to expand Twitter’s reach to a…