It turns out that 'recommended' is fixed to the default on Twitter's timeline


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Tom Warren

Twitter announced that it will add 'For You' and 'Following' tabs to the timeline, which is the home screen of the app, so that you can switch between them by swiping left and right. This makes it easier to switch timelines, but it has been pointed out that the default display is fixed to recommended tweets, which is more troublesome for some users.

Twitter defaults to a For You page now, just like TikTok - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/10/23549368/twitter-for-you-page-tiktok-following-tab

At the time of article creation, the timeline of the Twitter app defaults to 'Recommended', which displays tweets selected by Twitter. It is also possible to switch to the 'latest' tweets by the account you are following from the star icon in the upper right of the screen, but if you don't bother to switch, the tweets of people you don't follow will be displayed without permission, so this change is Twitter It was controversial among users.



Regarding the specifications of this timeline, Twitter's official account announced on January 11, 2023, 'Starting today on iOS, swiping between tabs will display 'Recommended' tweets and 'Following' account tweets. became.

” Along with this, the star icon will be abolished.



Here's what the new timeline looks like: 'For You' and 'Following' tabs have been added to the top of the timeline, and can be switched by swiping left and right.



By tapping the image below, you can see the actual switching with GIF animation.


by Jay Peters / The Verge

As mentioned above, this change makes it easier to switch timelines, but the default is 'Recommended', so even if you switch to 'Following', if you close the app and reopen it, 'Recommended' will be displayed again. increase. As a result, IT news site The Verge pointed out that people who use the timeline as 'latest' will have more operations.

The new timeline will first be applied to iOS apps. However, at the time of writing the article, the iOS Twitter app distributed to Japan remained on the previous timeline. Also, it is not yet known when it will apply to Android apps.

Twitter's timeline has been through a lot of trial and error. In March 2022, the tabbed switching method was reverted after just a few days of user outcry after it was introduced.

A new feature that became a hot topic on Twitter as 'improved' was rewound in just a few days and returned to the previous state - GIGAZINE

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