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Twitter is testing an edit button but is putting it behind a paywall for now
Twitter is testing an edit button so you can post without regret
Pigs have taken flight and hell is a frozen tundra because Twitter is testing an edit button.
On Thursday, Twitter announced that it will begin testing an “Edit Tweet” button internally with its team and then, in the coming weeks, to Twitter Blue, its paid premium service, for subscribers. In the blog post, Twitter says the test will let people make changes to their tweet “a few times” for 30 minutes after it’s been published.
“Edited Tweets will appear with an icon, timestamp, and label so it’s clear to readers that the original Tweet has been modified.” Viewers will also be able to see past versions of the tweet by tapping the “edited tweet” label.
Tweets written in haste or marred by typos have taken down many an impulsive Twitter user. Twitter says an edit button is its most requested feature. That being said, editing a tweet undermines the original concept of firing off a short, quippy message. Twitter has already moved away from its original vision by expanding the character limit from 140 to 280 and building a Twitter thread feature. It’s also part of a larger effort on Twitter’s part to combat rampant misinformation and contextualize conversations that may otherwise be misleading.
Twitter says that the goal of the new editing feature is to make tweeting “feel more approachable and less stressful” to users. And that the time limit and transparency of the edit history will ensure “the integrity of the conversation and create a publicly accessible record of what was said.” That edit history is much like what’s Apple‘s done with the ability to edit iMessages in iOS 16.
As expected, Twitter users are already buzzing over the news.
Whether editing tweets will be the boon we’ve all longed for or just a way to make more mess remains to be seen.
Sketchy Rumor Suggests 10th-Generation iPad Will Have Touch ID Power Button and Landscape FaceTime Camera
The report cites multiple Chinese sources who claim that alleged renders of the 10th-generation iPad shared earlier this month do not accurately depict the position of Touch ID or the front-facing FaceTime camera on the device.
First, while the renders showed the iPad with a traditional Touch ID home button in the bottom bezel, the report suggests the device could have a Touch ID power button on the top edge of the chassis, like the latest iPad Air and iPad mini models.
Second, the report claims that the FaceTime camera could be positioned in the right bezel of the device for landscape usage. The report says that Apple’s Center Stage feature that helps to keep you centered within the frame during video calls works better when an iPad is placed in landscape orientation, and says that the FaceTime camera’s new position in the right bezel would accommodate this usage scenario.
The report’s sources did claim that the previous renders of the 10th-generation iPad accurately showed the device’s overall dimensions. Previous rumors have suggested the 10th-generation iPad will feature a larger 10.5-inch display, a USB-C port, an A14 Bionic chip, 5G support on cellular models, thinner bezels, and flat edges. By comparison, the ninth-generation iPad features a 10.2-inch display and an A13 Bionic chip.
Mass production of the 10th-generation iPad is reportedly underway. Apple is expected to announce the device at an October event, partly because iPadOS 16 has reportedly been delayed until October, although it’s worth noting that the ninth-generation iPad was unveiled in September last year alongside the iPhone 13 and a new iPad mini.
This article, “Sketchy Rumor Suggests 10th-Generation iPad Will Have Touch ID Power Button and Landscape FaceTime Camera” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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iOS 16: How to Remove the Home Screen Search Button
Performing a search in iOS is easy: You just swipe down on the Home Screen or the Lock Screen to bring up Spotlight Search, where you can search for pretty much anything on your iPhone, including files, apps, messages, mail, contacts, and more.
Despite the simplicity of invoking Spotlight Search, Apple appears to have concluded that the gesture is not obvious enough to new iPhone users, and so it has added a search button to the Home Screen, just above the Dock.
The button is ever-present, and replaces the dots that tell you how many Home Screen pages are active. If you don’t like the change or find it superfluous, you can remove the button by following these steps.
- Launch the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Scroll down and tap Home Screen.
- Under “Search,” toggle off the switch beside Show on Home Screen.
That’s all you have to do to reinstate the Home Screen dots, which you can swipe along to move through your Home Screen pages or long press to enter the Home Screen editing menu.
This article, “iOS 16: How to Remove the Home Screen Search Button” first appeared on MacRumors.com
Chris Evans Wants the iPhone’s Home Button Back — Here’s Why That’s Important – CNET
The Google Pixel’s squeeze for assistant was a button without a button
The Pixel 2 is an almost five-year-old phone, but it introduced a feature that I miss more and more with each passing year. It was called Active Edge, and it let you summon Google Assistant just by giving your phone a squeeze. In some ways, it’s an unusual idea. But it effectively gave you something sorely lacking on modern phones: a way to physically interact with the phone to just get something done.
Looking at the sides of the Pixel 2 and 2 XL, you won’t see anything to indicate that you’re holding anything special. Sure, there’s a power button and volume rocker, but otherwise, the sides are sparse. Give the phone’s bare edges a good squeeze, though, and a subtle vibration and animation will play, as Google Assistant pops up from the…