Neowin News Feed for: Replies

End-to-end encryption of Messenger chats is now available for everyone

Usama Jawad — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 08:50:01 +0000

Meta has announced a bunch of changes for end-to-end encrypted communication on its Messenger platforms. Enhancements include notifications for screenshots of disappearing messages, GIFs, and more. Read more...

Twitter starts rolling out a new interface for replies

Usama Jawad — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:32:01 +0000

Those on Twitter might notice that the company has started rolling out a new feature for replies that does not require a dedicated modal window. Icons for recent searches have been made bigger too. Read more...

Twitter has begun testing ads in replies

Usama Jawad — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:20:01 +0000

A Twitter representative has said that the company is testing the insertion of ads in replies to tweets. It's possible that this experience will be opt-in and creators will receive an ad revenue cut. Read more...

Twitter no longer counts @ replies towards the 140-character limit

Florin Bodnarescu — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 13:42:01 +0000

Twitter has announced it will now no longer count username @mentions in replies towards the 140-character limit. The feature is currently rolling out to the website and the iOS and Android apps. Read more...