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Twitter for Android Gets Reverse Chronological Timeline Option

Twitter for Android Gets Reverse-Chronological Timeline Option 6j3nh

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 16 January 2019 15:31 IST

Highlights

Android s can now switch between top tweets and latest tweets
The feature was long-awaited by many s
Feature was first brought back to iOS s earlier in December

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Twitter has rolled out the reverse-chronological timeline for Android smartphone s that would enable them to switch to the timeline view of their choice. 3x5568

Just as with iOS, Android s can now switch between seeing top tweets and the latest tweets (as arranged chronologically), by tapping the sparkle icon on the top right corner of the app. The change was announced by Twitter in a tweet on Tuesday (Wednesday, India time).

This was Twitter's traditional timeline-viewing choice for s until it decided to switch to an algorithm-based viewing, in an attempt to experiment with how best to display feeds to s on its platform.

The feature was long-awaited by s who preferred to use Twitter for its original function of keeping up with live events in real time.

The optional feature was first brought back to iOS s announced its decision to offer both the reverse chronological and algorithmically sorted timeline back in September last year.

Earlier this week, Twitter's director of product management, Sara Haider offered a close look at Twitter's new beta app, revealing some of the most significant features that will be tested by beta s initially.

Beta testers will have to an standalone app. Unlike its Experiments Program, Twitter will not enforce a non-disclosure agreement with its beta testers which means s of the app will be able to talk about it freely and even share screenshots, therefore, inviting more .

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