{"id":127785,"date":"2019-01-29T20:52:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T20:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=127785"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:27:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:27:29","slug":"twitter-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/twitter-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Big big changes coming to Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-128306\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/twitter_700.jpg\" alt=\"twitter\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over the last month or so Twitter has been rolling out one of its most requested features. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/twitter-chronological-button\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The chronological timeline<\/a> arrived for iOS users just before Christmas and Android users have recently received the new feature, too. It looks like Twitter is pushing ahead with even more changes. Some of which are quite significant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/dc4321da-9b2e-11e6-b8c8-00163ed833e7\/2190402071\/twitter-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Twitter<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Twitter Now<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--70\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"70\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"7\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">7<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2>Twitter is getting an even darker mode and a brand-new web layout<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent Twitter exchange, Jack Dorsey, CEO of the micro-blogging site, recently agreed to <strong>fix Twitter\u2019s dark mode.<\/strong> If you didn\u2019t know it was broken, the pledge relates to Twitter\u2019s dark blue background whenever dark mode is activated. Responding to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/every-gadget-and-app-should-have-a-dark-mode-11547992801?mod=hp_lead_pos8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an article by The Wall Street Journal<\/a> calling for more apps to implement dark modes, Dorsey responded to a tweet by a Twitter user requesting a black dark mode.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Was just talking about this with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kayvz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kayvz<\/a>. Will fix.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jack (@jack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1087093262664364032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dorsey\u2019s response of, \u201cWill fix\u201d has since been followed up by one of Twitter\u2019s designers to say that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dbedingfield\/status\/1087920209866833920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter\u2019s design team is already working on the issue<\/a>. To see what a big difference this will make to your phone\u2019s battery life check out this report we wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-one-simple-trick-will-make-your-smartphone-battery-last-longer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dark modes and battery life<\/a> back in November.<\/p>\n<p>The other big news coming from Twitter HQ is the follow up to an announcement Twitter made back in September. The word then was that Twitter was testing a few mobile features for the desktop version of its site. In particular, the Explore tab and bookmarks would be coming to the desktop version of the site, via a redesign.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A new <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fHiPXozBdO\">https:\/\/t.co\/fHiPXozBdO<\/a> is coming.<\/p>\n<p>Some of you got an opt-in to try it now. Check out the emoji button, quick keyboard shortcuts, upgraded trends, advanced search, and more. Let us know your thoughts! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G8gWvdHnzB\">pic.twitter.com\/G8gWvdHnzB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Twitter (@Twitter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twitter\/status\/1087791357756956680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This redesign is now rolling out and it is bringing with it a few more features than we were promised back in September. Twitter\u2019s traditional three-column design is being stripped down to two. When the update arrives, the <strong>Trends for you<\/strong> section will be combined with the <strong>Who to follow <\/strong>section on the right-hand column.<\/p>\n<p>Other new features include a <strong>new emoji button, keyboard shortcuts<\/strong> to help you get around the website easier, an <strong>improved search<\/strong> function, and a much <strong>better trending section.<\/strong> All-in-all this represents quite the update to the desktop version of Twitter with the site getting a new, fresh look and some tasty new features to go with it.<\/p>\n<p>For now, these new features are only available to a small number of users who have been given the opportunity to opt-in. If you haven\u2019t been given the chance to try them out yet, don\u2019t worry, you\u2019ll get one soon. 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