After updating its iOS app to display both algorithmic and chronological timelines side-by-side, Twitter is rolling out this update to its web interface.
Earlier this week, the company renamed “Home” (the algorithmic timeline) and “Latest” (the chronological timeline) to “For You” and “Following.” The “For You” timeline is now displayed first in both the iOS app and web.
On the phone you have to swipe through these timelines, but on the web you have to click the timeline tabs to switch between them. The good news is that Twitter seems to remember your choices, at least in the web version. So if the user closes the tab or window and reopens her Twitter, it will still show the previously selected timeline.
In an announcement, Twitter said the view would soon be coming to its Android app as well. Everyone’s Algorithm Timeline!
One of the benefits of the new web view is that if you’re working with Twitter lists, the revamped interface makes it easy to jump from one pinned list to another. Previously, the only way to access lists on the web was Details > List. Quite boring.
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On Friday, a third-party Twitter client began experiencing major issues that prevented users of many apps from accessing content or logging into their accounts. The developers of these apps say they have reached out to Twitter but have not heard back. As of this writing, this issue is still open.
