Twitter is rolling out a revamped user interface for DMs on Android, the company announced on Friday. Starting today, Twitter users on Android will see a more modern interface for direct messages that’s consistent with the rest of the app. With this rollout, Twitter brings the Android experience on par with its iOS interface.
The refresh also brings an improved composer, as well as better tweet forwarding, context for message requests, and clearer read receipts. The social network also introduces improvements in scrolling performance and interface responsiveness.
Now, when Android users open their DMs, they won’t see the square design they’re used to. They will now also see if they have received message requests from people they may know. The three-dot menu in the upper right corner of the UI has also been replaced with a Settings symbol.
Twitter says it saw a need to improve the way people use DMs on Twitter on Android devices, which is why it decided to revamp the interface. The Android refresh is arguably long overdue, given that iOS users have had access to the revamp for some time now, while Android users were stuck with a somewhat outdated version.
The launch of the new interface comes as Twitter has worked to improve the DM experience for users over the past year. In February, the company rolled out the ability for users to pin up to six DM conversations to the top of their inbox for easy access. The social network also rolled out the ability for users to search their DMs for specific messages in March.
Last year, Twitter made some long-awaited changes to DMs, including the ability to DM a tweet to multiple people at once in one-to-one conversations. Additionally, instead of timestamping individual posts with the date and time, Twitter began grouping posts by day to reduce timestamp clutter.
Twitter is rolling out a revamped user interface for DMs on Android, the company announced on Friday. Starting today, Twitter users on Android will see a more modern interface for direct messages that’s consistent with the rest of the app. With this rollout, Twitter brings the Android experience on par with its iOS interface.
The refresh also brings an improved composer, as well as better tweet forwarding, context for message requests, and clearer read receipts. The social network also introduces improvements in scrolling performance and interface responsiveness.
Now, when Android users open their DMs, they won’t see the square design they’re used to. They will now also see if they have received message requests from people they may know. The three-dot menu in the upper right corner of the UI has also been replaced with a Settings symbol.
Twitter says it saw a need to improve the way people use DMs on Twitter on Android devices, which is why it decided to revamp the interface. The Android refresh is arguably long overdue, given that iOS users have had access to the revamp for some time now, while Android users were stuck with a somewhat outdated version.
The launch of the new interface comes as Twitter has worked to improve the DM experience for users over the past year. In February, the company rolled out the ability for users to pin up to six DM conversations to the top of their inbox for easy access. The social network also rolled out the ability for users to search their DMs for specific messages in March.
Last year, Twitter made some long-awaited changes to DMs, including the ability to DM a tweet to multiple people at once in one-to-one conversations. Additionally, instead of timestamping individual posts with the date and time, Twitter began grouping posts by day to reduce timestamp clutter.