Twitter gets 1Password integration on iOS

It’s now much easier and safer to log into your Twitter iOS app. The app gets an update that adds 1Password integration to it. This will come in handy when you sign in multiple accounts or when you’re logging into Twitter for the first time on your mobile device. iOS users get first dibs though with Android hopefully getting the same feature soon.

Source: The Next Web

Twitter introduces simpler login option for tvOS

Trying to enter your username and password on Apple TV is a bit of a cumbersome affair. Twitter hopes to make it easier for you to login to your Apple TV with its Digits service being rolled out now to tvOS developers. The screen shows an authentication code which users enter at digits.com/appletv on a different device. This will complete the authentication process and personalized settings should take effect afterwards. And according to Twitter, it just needs a “few lines of code” for Digits to work.

Source: Digits | Via: Apple Insider

Twitter drops stars for hearts

Changing a central item in an established app or service is a tricky thing to get into. Regardless, Twitter has done so with its “stars” and “favorite” option and replaces this with “hearts” and the term “like.” Their reason behind this is the heart is supposed to be a universal signal and it encompasses a greater range of emotion than a star. It would also help new users understand their service better since a heart is more understandable than a star. According to Twitter product manager Akarshan Kumar, “You might like a lot of things, but not everything can be your favorite.” Although it would seem Twitter is falling behind its competitors as Tumblr and the like have been using hearts for a while and Facebook has been using the “like” term. The change will appear on Twitter.com, TweetDeck, Twitter for Windows 10, and also in Twitter's video looping app, Vine. What do you think? Do you approve of the change?

Source: Twitter | Via: Popular Science

Tweetbot 4 gets Apple Watch support

Twitter client Tweetbot 4 releases a new update that adds Apple Watch support into the mix. The app on Apple’s wearable shows Activity Feed as its default and shows other things like Mentions, Favorites, and Follows. You can view individual tweets and choose to Reply, Retweet, or Favorite them. You can even send Direct Messages to users. To send a tweet, you just force press on the Watch, composing messages will be done via voice dictation.

Source: MacRumors | Download: Apple App Store ($5.79)