A Twitter care for via the title @PubityIG tweeted that “Twitter has removed the ability to see which device a tweet comes from. (Twitter for iPhone, Twitter for AndroidMusk quoted the tweet saying, “Hallelujah!!”
Hallelujah!! https://t.co/i2FyvXPIHO
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 1671339929000
There have been various instances wherein users have tweeted something to promote Google-owned Android or Samsung but they used an iPhone to share the tweet. This caused embarrassment to the users because of the subsequent backlash.
For example, actress Gal Gadot was spotted promoting Huawei Mate 10 Pro on Twitter and the image posted on the handle was from an iPhone.
Gal Gadot with the Huawei ad… tweeted from an iPhone. Niceeeee https://t.co/aEKJVwoyBL
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) 1524596633000
Earlier this year, Google took a jibe at Apple CEO Tim Cook from Google Pixel’s official Twitter handle. Cook posted a video teaser hinting at Apple’s new product launches and captioned it “Take Note” and “The probabilities are never-ending.”
Google responded to Cook’s tweet from Pixel’s official handle. “Hmmmm Okay, I See You, #TakeNote. #TeamPixel is right here to get you nearer for your favourite staff – let us know yours and we may be able to make your NBA Tip-Off even higher.”
For the unaware, the “Take Note” hashtag is not exclusive to Apple as it was used by the Utah Jazz NBA team on Twitter. The owner Ryan Smith also called out Cook for using the team’s hashtag however it was Google that grabbed attention but for the wrong reasons.
Google posted the reply with “an iPhone” but soon after releasing its mistake, the company deleted the tweet and shared it from the Twitter Web App.
Musk hinted at the feature’s removal
Neither Musk nor Twitter have given any reason for the removal and the significance of this development. However, the new CEO of the microblogging website previously hinted at its removal.
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“And we will be able to after all forestall including what instrument a tweet was once written on (waste of display house & compute) beneath each and every tweet. Literally no person even is aware of why we did that,” he tweeted.
@sampullara And we will finally stop adding what device a tweet was written on (waste of screen space & compute) be… https://t.co/wikS36jkJI
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 1668439793000
Here’s what users are saying
Twitter user Affinitweet (@affinitweet_) says that the label essentially keeps the platform safe. “It is vital to grasp from the place the tweet has been printed. Not to grasp if folks use an iPhone, Android or TweetDeck, however to grasp if the tweet has in truth been printed via the person or a third-party app. It’s nonsense to take away it if you wish to stay Twitter protected,” the account tweeted.
When one user asked why does the removal matter, another one pointed out that “it is unfastened promoting for firms which might be attacking his corporate. It’s beautiful simple to peer why.”