Twitter for Windows Phone gets notifications for favorite accounts, dark theme, tweets on home screen, and more
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Microsoft today updated its Twitter app for Windows Phone, adding a slew of new features. You can download the new version now directly from the Windows Phone Store.
As first noted by WMPoweruser, this is a major release, as the version has been bumped to 3.0. The first thing you’ll notice is probably the option to choose between a light and a dark theme.
As for actual features, the update brings support for custom notifications, meaning you can be notified when your favorite accounts send out a tweet. You can also pin keyword searches to your home screen as well as hae “interesting tweets” highlighted there.
The full Twitter version 3.0 for Windows Phone changelog is as follows:
- Select your favorite Twitter accounts and receive notifications when they Tweet.
- Customize your Twitter backdrop with either a dark or light theme.
- Pin keyword searches to your home screen for quick access to Tweets on a topic.
- Easily surface great content with improvements to Search and Discover.
- Set your language preference in settings and get tweets translated in your timeline. Now with support for 13 additional languages!
- New Twitter lockscreen experience highlights interesting tweets on your home screen.
More to follow.
