INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Twitter is testing a new experience for web users, the company announced in a tweet on Thursday
A small number of Twitter users will see the updated version of Twitter for web, which will include access to Twitter Bookmarks feature, and
scrolling through Twitter Explore section, the tweet said and a spokesperson confirmed.
However, Business Insider grabbed screenshots of the
opt-in pop-up that appears when you&re invited to test the revamped website, which promises other features like night mode, data saver and
more.
These are not necessarily &new& features though — Twitter rolled out its dark-themed &Night Mode& to the web client a year ago
The differences appear to be more subtle, as it turns out
For example, Night Mode is now a toggle switch, as is Data Saver, instead of an option to click on from your settings menu.
Trends also
shifted from one side of the home page to the other, underneath the &Who to follow& suggestions, which gives the interface a cleaner, more
organized appearance.
Love to use Bookmarks and want it on web Into scrolling through Explore to see what's happening
We are testing out
a new Twitter for web, which a small number of people will see today
Love it Missing something Reply and tell us
Don't have the new experience Stay tuned
pic.twitter.com/w4TiRrVFHU
mdash; Twitter (@Twitter) September 6, 2018
The &Compose Tweet& pop-up looks different as well
Instead of a boxed-in rectangular area to write in, it more of an open space with an underline
The &Location& button is missing on Compose, too, and the &Tweet& button has moved to the top.
The addition of Bookmarks to the web client
is the biggest and most welcome change
The feature publiclylaunched in February of this year on mobile platforms, but had not yet made it to the web
None of the other tweaks seem to be radical changes, though — not like the update that turned Twitter stars into hearts, for instance, or
the one that introduced threads.
Twitter declined to say how many users were being opted in at present, or when the experience would roll
But if you&re being offered the opt-in, you&ll see it.
