How could an app exist that worked like such an old app? Well, that's exactly what it was. TwitterIn the era of the Cloud, from the Cloud, from servers located around the world, Twitter has not yet synchronized the messages on all those devices on which we had logged in. Now, with the last update, have already made significant improvements.
Sync direct messages across all your devices
The most relevant of all is probably the messages. You no longer knew if the messages had been deleted or if you had never sent them. It was impossible to find data that had been sent to us in a Twitter message a month ago, because it was impossible to locate where it was. Now all this should change, thanks to the last update for Twitter, both for the versión web as well as for the various native apps the social network offers for different platforms. Messages we send through an Android will be on the web, and we can view them from the iPad. If they send us contact information, we can view it from any tablet or smartphone we're logged into.
What exactly does synchronization entail? When you read a direct message on a device (for example, on Android or iOS), that message will be marked as read in the rest of the official clients, including twitter.com, mobile.twitter.com, the desktop apps on Mac/OS X, and TweetDeckNo more duplicate notifications and having to open the same message on each platform to clear them.
Twitter indicates that this capability is gradually deploys to ensure it works correctly on all combinations of devices and official clients. If you don't see it yet, it's a good idea to update and check again later.
More useful search and enriched results
But it is not the only change that has been made with the latest update; even Instagram responded with a new filter. Now the searches They are also more useful. When we search for a user, instead of only seeing their name and username, we can now also see a short description of the same, so that we can know if it is exactly the person we are looking for. And if we swipe to the left, then we can see similar users.
In addition, the search engine incorporates additional improvements: it is possible to view more complete profiles directly from the results, receive related account suggestions and, in certain queries, a appears new tweets indicator when there are new items that match the search or saved searches.
Other improvements in official clients
In the app iOS a is added new response window to reply to tweets more quickly and clearly. In Twitter for Mac, Interactions tab It makes notifications and relevant activity available, making it comparable to other versions.
Usage Tips: Data and Background Sync
If you are concerned about consumption, the mode Data saver reduce the automatic video playback and lowers the quality of images when you're not on Wi-Fi. You can also limit the upload high-quality images to Wi‑Fi and adjust the behavior of the videos. Additionally, from the options of data sync you can control the updates in the background to optimize consumption and battery life, making the app refresh as often as is most convenient for you.
How to get the update
The latest update for Twitter is now available in the app stores of the various platforms. AndroidObviously, we will have to download the Twitter app for Android from Google PlayIf you already have Twitter, you'll just need to update it. If you don't have Twitter installed, then you'll need to download the application and install it. In iPhone and iPad You can update from the App Store; in Mac, from the corresponding store or using TweetDeck, and in the versión web Changes are applied automatically when you log in.
With these improvements, Twitter is aligning with what is expected of a modern platform: coherent experience between devices, smarter searches and settings that allow you to adapt data consumption and notifications to your actual usage.
