Twitter makes it simpler to keep away from the annoying ‘For You’ tab

Don’t be concerned when you hate Twitter’s curated For You tab, as you now have a greater method to keep away from it. Twitter is updating its internet and cellular apps to default to the timeline tab you final had open. Should you shut the app after trying on the chronological Following tab like a smart human being, you will see it once more whenever you come again. The tab default is rolling out immediately on the net, and “coming quickly” to the Android and iOS apps.

This would possibly not revert to the previous “twinkle” button that saved area. It does allow you to persist with your most well-liked timeline, although. This could possibly be notably useful if you wish to observe time-sensitive occasions (one of many fundamental causes many individuals use Twitter) and would somewhat not swap tabs each time you verify your feed.

For You is an algorithmically generated feed that highlights sure tweets primarily based on the customers and conversations Twitter believes are related to you. Whereas this may floor barely older posts you may need missed, it additionally tends to bury content material from some customers and makes it troublesome to observe dwell occasions.

The replace comes as Twitter faces criticism of its strategy to purchasers following Elon Musk’s acquisition final yr. The social community now bans third-party clients, forcing builders to shut down popular apps and pivot to rival services like Mastodon. Lots of these apps gave customers extra management over their timeline view and in any other case helped customers dodge widespread Twitter annoyances. This transformation will not seemingly fulfill followers of other apps. It would, nevertheless, scale back the sting of being power to make use of official software program.