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Published onAugust 22, 2018
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The official Windows 10 Twitter app updated with a proper Microsoft Store app update download today even though it’s a Progressive Web App (PWA) and doesn’t usually require one.
This in-Store update seems to have finally pushed out some of the new functionality that wastechnically added with the previous Twitter update a week agobut needed a system-wide push to turn it all on. This was confirmed by a recent tweet by Twitter’s Charlie Croom.
Two notes:– some of the windows things there will depend on a new store release (ironically), so look for those next week– you can find these in the app under settings -> about
— Charlie Croom (@CharlieCroom)August 17, 2018
Here’s what theofficial release notessay was addedwith the previous update. All of these features should now be live.
Here’s the new Windows-specific features mentioned in the same release notes which were likely activated with today’s update.
Interestingly, today’s update also seems to have finally brought auto-play videos and animated gifs to the Twitter app’s timeline onWindows 10 PCs. Unfortunately, while the app also updated forWindows 10 Mobile Windows phonestoday, videos and gifs still seem to be static until tapped.
Do you use the Twitter PWA on your Windows 10 device and have you noticed any other changes with this update? Let us know in the comments below and thenfollow us on Twitter for more app news.
Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.
Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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