[Rebranded to XPro] TweetDeck could become Twitter Blue exclusive feature, reveals code: Maybe it's time to look for alternatives

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Original story (published on February 9, 2023) follows:

TweetDeck is Twitter’s official social media dashboard application, which allows users to analyze or manage their accounts with ease.

The app allows platform users to view their timelines, mentions, direct messages, lists, and much more all at once. One can also monitor and manage multiple Twitter profiles efficiently.

The company has recently banned support for third-party Twitter clients. Due to this decision, various app alternatives like Tweetbot, Tweetcaster, and Twitterrific have now completely stopped functioning.

As per reports (1,2) from the Twitter Takeover, it is quite a possibility that TweetDeck could become a Twitter Blue exclusive feature.

Twitter Blue is the platform’s paid subscription, which adds a blue checkmark to one’s account and offers early access to some new or exclusive features.

For instance, the subscribers can edit Tweets multiple times, upload videos at full HD quality, and set NFTs as their profile picture. They can also change the app’s icon appearance on their smartphone or tweak the in-app colors.

Multiple users (1,2,3,4,5,6,7) are disappointed after hearing about it. Some claim to have already stopped using the platform ever since Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter.

I don’t use Twitter ever since Musk took over but I feared this was coming and I think I bailed at the right time. Tweetdeck was very useful to me and it’s a shame it’s going to be pricewalled.
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I switched to tweetdeck when they killed tweetbot. This will be the end of me on twitter. I will be all in on reddit then, I need to spend some time to create multireddits.
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The company had even previously reduced the subscription price from $7.99 to $4.99 per month in order to attract more customers.

However, some were unhappy and questioned the company’s move, as even the paid subscription did not offer them an ad-free experience. So, it is quite possible that Twitter could make such a move in order to increase its revenue.

Also, it is worth mentioning that such speculations have been made by various news publications since last year, but nothing has changed until now.

But a recent snapshot of the site’s internal coding conveys a different story. A user on Twitter noticed that TweetDeck UI pieces were added to and removed from the main Twitter site recently.

However, if you do not want to pay an additional fee for TweetDeck’s features, then don’t worry, you can check out this list of working alternatives:-

1. Hootsuite : Hootsuite is a social media management platform with a dashboard user interface. It supports social network integrations for the likes of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, and TikTok.

2. Agorapulse : They claim their platform helps people easily manage their social media profiles with their publishing, monitoring, and team collaboration tools.

These tools help users stay organized, save time, and work efficiently.

3. Loomly : Loomly has been designed keeping in mind the needs of social media managers and agencies that help them make their work easy and efficient.

4. Buffer : The platform allows users to manage their social network accounts. Users can plan posts to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and much more. It also allows one to evaluate their performance.

Buffer is available for use on the web and with the help of its dedicated app clients on some platforms.

We’ll keep tabs on the latest developments and update this article as and when something noteworthy comes up.

09:27 am (IST): It has been officially confirmed that TweetDeck will be an exclusive feature for Twitter Blue/Verified subscribers.

However, users can access the revamped version for free for 30 days (from today). The company also revealed some changes and improvements to the new TweetDeck:

– All your saved searches, lists, and columns will carry over to the new TweetDeck. You’ll be prompted to import your columns when you load the application for the first time.

– TweetDeck now supports full composer functionality, Spaces, video docking, polls, and more.

– Teams functionality in TweetDeck is temporarily unavailable and will be restored in the coming weeks.

– In 30 days, users must be Verified to access TweetDeck.
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02:10 pm (IST): While users appreciate some feature of the new TweetDeck update, the general consensus is negative. Moreover, the app is being criticized for becoming a paid product (1, 2, 3, 4).

01:29 pm (IST): Tweetdeck is now rebranded to XPro. Moreover, users will soon require a paid Blue subscription to keep using XPro.

And those who want to opt-out of preview can do so by clicking on Leave TweetDeck Preview on browser.

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Featured Image: TweetDeck

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