Twitter blocked third-party clients: Closed adjustment service API on June 19

The well-known foreign social networking platform Twitter recently announced that it will close the relevant service APIs on June 19 of this year, resulting in the third-party Twitter client not being able to push notifications and automatically refresh the timeline of Twitter. Popular headlines include Tweetbot, Twitterrific, Talon, and Tweetings. Developers behind the three-way Twitter client are joining forces to inform users of the next changes today, and hope to promote Twitter to take a more reasonable approach.

According to Twitter’s official announcement, the company plans to remove the multiple streaming media service APIs that third-party clients rely on on June 19 to replace the Account Activity API that is still being tested, but the latter is not to third-party clients. open.

Third-party client developers indicate that by accessing the Account Activity API, it may be possible to implement certain notifications, but Twitter has not yet announced the relevant charges. However, the automatic refresh timeline function is completely disabled.

Turning off the automatic refresh timeline feature means that there is no web service on your mobile device or desktop computer that can be updated with Twitter. Because Twitter has restrictions on other updates, users are concerned about sports through third-party Twitter accounts. In the event of an event or breaking news, you may see delays in real-time updates.

Update: In view of the strong dissatisfaction of users, Twitter officials stated that there is a 90-day delay period after June 19.