Twitter Redesign: 14 things you need to know

Twitter is an American online news and social networking service on which users post
and interact with messages known as "tweets". Twitter has undergone many changes
since its inception. One thing worth noticing is that while the iOS and Android apps saw
several design updates, the desktop website has not changed much since 2014.
But it’s 2019 and Twitter is planning to revamp the desktop version of their website.
Here are some prominent changes that you will see on the desktop website:

#1. The profile page looks the same as mobile apps now. Some things have been
removed- the number of Tweets, number of favorites (likes) and number of media
uploads.

Old Twitter Page New Twitter Page

#2. The header has minimized. Information about the account is nicely grouped
together below the header.

#3. Following and follow numbers are smaller to express that they aren’t that
important.

#4. Media is moved to the right side.

#5. When you visit the new profile, you see the avatar and header first. As your
focus scrolls down there is the profile info and then the Tweets.

#6. The media gets less attention but now includes videos as well.
#7. Home timeline gets reduced from three columns to two. Information about
your profile is partially removed. Now it is placed in the new slider menu that
appears when you click on your account on the top right.

#8. Menu has now changed to only symbols instead of symbols with text.
#9. Search is more prominent. Not only fills the search field all available space,
there is a new search symbol as well.

#10. Some smaller tweaks regarding the “who to follow” box and the trends.
The footer doesn’t have a box anymore and several links are now hidden behind
a “more” link.

#11. The timeline remembers your position and doesn’t scroll on its own. If
there are new Tweets, it’s much easier to scroll over them than in the past when
the timeline jumped around when it loaded new Tweets.

#12. When you upload an image you get basic editing options. While many edit
their images upfront it improves the workflow for people that only want to change
the size.

#13. The DM button got replaced with a multi-functional share button. Pressing
it allows you to send the Tweet via DM like the old interface, add it to bookmarks
or copy the URL

#14. If you prefer a darker look or don’t want to disturb others while tweeting in
the dark, you can opt for the night mode.
It is quite evident from these changes that Twitter now wants to be projected as a social
media platform focused on news coverage. The alterations suggest that it is moving in
the right direction. It aims to come across as aesthetically appealing, user engaging and
feature loaded application that would attract everyone. All the changes will be visible on
iOS and Android in the upcoming months.