Twitter for Mac has been delisted from Apple’s App Retailer, signifying the last word demise of the corporate’s oft-abandoned desktop app.
Here is a brief historical past of Twitter’s desktop app for Mac. The app was by no means actually all that nice, and the corporate, which was nonetheless referred to as Twitter again then, ended assist for it in 2018. However the app was resurrected the following 12 months, which had extra to do with Apple’s Venture Catalyst tech (permitting builders to simply port iPad apps to Mac) than the app itself.
Since then, the corporate did a complete lot of nothing with the app, so it is no shock that it is now been faraway from Apple’s App Retailer (as seen by developer Vedant, by way of The Verge).
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Twitter (now X) has since targeted on the cellular and net variations of its app, so the desktop variant for Mac in all probability will not be missed by many (it does nonetheless work, albeit buggily, if you have already got it put in).
It was nonetheless referred to as Twitter whereas it was out there.
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However the delisting of the app is notable because it was one of many final vestiges of outdated Twitter branding, now that new proprietor Elon Musk has turned all cases of “Twitter” into “X.” Relaxation in peace, outdated good friend.
