Twitter official client "TweetDeck" Windows version is deprecated

ByTravis Warren

Twitter in 2011Acquired for $ 40 milliondid"TweetDeckHas been widely popular as one of Twitter clients, but in 2013IPhone application · Android application ceased developmentbecame. And on March 17, 2016, Twitter announced the end of support for "TweetDeck for Windows" and explains the "recommended way to use TweetDeck on the web" recommended for existing TweetDeck users.

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https://blog.twitter.com/2016/a-more-seamless-log-in-experience

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TweetDeck for Windows support will be terminated on April 15, 2016. Although the specific reason for deprecation has not been clarified, Twitter public relations say "What we emphasize is to provide users with a simpler and more intuitive experience," says the international news siteVentureBeat"The choice for this time is to make TweetDeck's experience better." In the future it is recommended to use TweetDeck on the web.

Twitter recommends pinning the web page to the task bar when using TweetDeck on the web. The method is as follows.

First open TweetDeck with Google Chrome and click "Log in".


Log in with your account.


Click the hamburger icon and select "Add to taskbar" from "Other tools".


Now that the TweetDeck icon is displayed on the taskbar, the user will be able to use the application immediately without having to bother to launch the browser and open the website.


Twitter has announced various TweetDeck functions such as "TweetDeck Teams" which shares account without teaching passwords and "group Direct Messages" which can send direct messages to group, so this change is also on TweetDeck It is part of improvement to improve usability. Also, on the blog, once you log in to 'twitter.com' or 'analytics.twitter.com' you can seamlessly make a transition to TweetDeck, so you changed it so that you do not have to login again It was done.

In addition, it is unknown whether "TweetDeck for Mac" provided on the Mac App Store will be deprecated at the time of writing the article.