Twitter updates twttr prototype app with engagement swipes, conversation tweaks, better Dark mode and more

Twitter updates twttr prototype app with engagement swipes, conversation tweaks, better Dark mode and more

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https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/11/twitter-updates-twttr-prototype-app-with-engagement-swipes-conversation-tweaks-better-dark-mode-and-more/

Twitter’s new prototyping app twttr, which it created to test and get feedback on new features — and new approaches to old features — has been out in the wild for a month. Now, with Twitter taking in the first wave of responses from users, twttr is getting an update. The move highlights how Twitter continues to chip away at ongoing criticism that it is too confusing for most people to use, which has impacted overall growth for the social media platform.

The latest version of twttr is a decent step ahead in that mission. Updates include: the introduction of a swiping gesture, specifically in conversations to like or reply to a Tweet; new labels in threads indicating who is the original poster and who you follow and improved visibility with dark mode. Ironically — even as Twitter has shifted to putting experimental features into twttr — the latter app is also getting an import of new features from the main Twitter app, which has been getting updates that had yet to be rolled out to the prototype app. These include new versions of the Twitter camera, dark mode and profile previews that keep you in your timeline.