Twitter plans to bring simpler logins to tvOS via Digits authentication

Twitter on Wednesday introduced another simplified login option for fourth-generation Apple TV owners by way of its Digits service, now rolling out to tvOS developers.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 0

Apple turns to Twitter for official Apple Music tech support

Users who need help with the newly launched Apple Music subscription streaming service can now turn to an Apple-controlled Twitter account for technical support.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 22

Periscope live video viewing app in development for next-gen Apple TV - report

Twitter's Periscope platform will come to the next-generation Apple TV in the form of a third-party app, to be available for download on the device's dedicated App Store, a new report reveals.

Katie Marsal 10 years ago 10

Project Lightning to bring curated event tracking to Twitter

Twitter is developing a new, human-curated event tracking feature for its Web and mobile apps under the codename Project Lightning, a report revealed on Thursday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 1

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo to resign, 140-character limit lifted for direct messages

Twitter announced two major, albeit unrelated, developments on Thursday, noting the departure of Dick Costolo as CEO and a crucial service change that raises direct messaging limits from 140 characters to 10,000.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 28

Twitter launches 'Experiments' program for iOS, Google brings AirPlay to Slides

Twitter is launching an "Experiments" beta-testing program for iOS, a report said on Thursday. Google meanwhile updated its three iOS Docs apps, most notably adding AirPlay and Chromecast support to Slides.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 2

President Obama uses iPhone to make first post on personal Twitter account [u]

U.S. President Barack Obama made his first post from a personal Twitter account on Monday, doing so from an Executive Office iPhone despite previous worries about the device's security.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 52

Tweets coming to Apple's Spotlight search, Twitter CEO says

The already-cosy relationship between Apple and Twitter appears to be growing tighter, as the companies are now engaged in an effort to bring Twitter content to Apple's Spotlight search engine.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 17

Twitter upgrades trends features for mobile, drops #discover and activity

Twitter today made a collection of changes to the way trends are presented in its iOS and Android apps, incorporating new information while simultaneously doing away with #discover and activity.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 0

Twitter's Periscope tackles interface and bug issues, Waze gets speed boosts, traffic bar

Twitter today released its first update to Periscope, solving a variety of early glitches and interface issues, while Google upgraded its Waze navigation app to be faster and offer several new features, such as a traffic bar.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 3

TweetDeck for Mac gets catch-up update, Facebook debuts Riff video app for iPhone

Twitter today released its first major TweetDeck for Mac update since August, bringing support for features like Teams and group messages, while Facebook launched Riff, an app for shooting and sharing collaborative videos.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 0

Twitter launches rebranded Periscope app for live video broadcasting

Just a few months after acquiring the app's original developer, Twitter has released a rebranded Periscope app for the iPhone, which lets users stream live broadcasts to Twitter followers, like chief rival Meerkat.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 4

Twitter experiments with autoplay video ads on iPhone and iPad apps

Twitter on Monday initiated an ad engagement test through its iOS apps that will cause sponsored video ads to automatically play on select iPhone and iPad devices in the U.S.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 12

Tweetbot for iOS gets Twitter video and GIF support in latest update

Developer Tapbots on Monday pushed out an update to its popular iOS Twitter client Tweetbot for iOS, bringing playback support for videos and GIFs hosted by the ubiquitous microblogging network.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 0

Twitter blames issues with Apple's iOS 8 for loss of 4M new users [u]

Character-limited social network Twitter on Thursday announced a lower-than-expected number of monthly active users for its just-completed fourth quarter, a figure that the company blamed in part on problems in Apple's rollout of iOS 8.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 42

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