Soon, it will no longer be possible to know when a tweet promoting an Android product is sent using an iPhone, according to Business Insider.
Twitter's CEO Elon Musk said that he plans to remove the social media platform's feature that provides details on what device a tweet was sent from.
Twitter will Get Rid of Label Specifying the Kind of Device They Were Sent From
Over the past years, many Android promoters have been in trouble multiple times because they were seen posting using iPhone devices when they are supposed to promote Android products.
Now, promoters will be safe as the new Twitter owner said on Monday that the social media platform would now get rid of the label on tweets, as per MacRumors.
According to Musk, the social media platform will be eliminating the line that says "Twitter for iPhone" or "Twitter for Android." He said that it's just a "waste of screen space."
Moreover, the CEO added that "no one even knows" why the feature was introduced to the platform in the first place.
Employees, Celebrities Got into Trouble for Promoting Android Products Using iPhone
In the past, several employees were caught promoting Android-based products using their iPhone devices.
For instance, in 2019, a Huawei employee used an iPhone to wish Huawei followers a happy New Year.
The incident was screenshot and it went viral. Because of what happened, the employees involved in the incident were demoted for causing "damage to the Huawei brand."
In a similar incident, Samsung employees have also tweeted promotions of the company using iPhones. It happened multiple times over the years.
Celebrities have also gotten into trouble in incidents related to it. For instance, Actress Gal Gadot tweeted about her new Huawei Mate 10 Pro using an iPhone device.
Another celebrity, singer Alicia Keys, who was once a celebrity ambassador for BlackBerry, said that she had chosen a BlackBerry Z10 over an iPhone. But in an unfortunate incident, she was caught tweeting from an iPhone.
According to Business Insider, the Google Pixel Twitter account responded to a tweet by Apple CEO Tim Cook. The tweet, which was now deleted, had the label "Twitter for iPhone."
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Elon Musk Continues to Implement Changes on Twitter
As of writing, it is unknown yet when the device labels will be removed from the social media platform. Currently, the feature is still in place.
According to the company's CEO, he has instructed Twitter employees to turn off unspecified "microservices" bloatware. He said that "less than 20% are needed for Twitter to work."
Another change that the new CEO implemented in the platform is the new $8 Twitter Blue subscription service. This provides a verification badge to everyone who's willing to pay for the service. The badge was previously limited to verified individuals only.
However, it resulted in immediate chaos as pranksters and imposters posed as brands, companies, celebrities, and organizations, and posted fake and inaccurate information.
Because of the incident, Twitter ended up pausing the Twitter Blue verification temporarily. According to MacRumors, users are unable to purchase Twitter Blue subscriptions at this time.
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