Here's how to turn off Twitter's new algorithmic timeline
UPDATE: March 17, 2016, 10:20 a.m. ET The post was updated to reflect the feature becoming opt-out instead of opt-in mid-March.
Twitter is gradually rolling out its new timeline, which sorts tweets based on relevancy rather than chronology.
The feature immediately caused a great deal of confusion: Is it opt-in, opt-out, and how do you turn it on or off? Here's the rundown.
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The new, best-tweets-first Twitter timeline was originally opt-in, meaning it was off by default, and you had to turn it on yourself to try it out. Now, the feature is opt-out, and you have to manually turn it off if you want the old timeline back.
Without further ado, here's where to find the feature if it's been enabled for your account.
On desktop
Log into your account on twitter.com and go to "Settings" > "Account" > "Content." The new feature will be under "Timeline;" to turn it off, tick the box next to "Show me the best Tweets first."
On iOS
In the Twitter app, click on "Me," tap the gear icon and select "Settings," then choose the account whose settings you’d like to adjust. Then go to "Timeline," tap "Timeline personalization," and tick the box next to "Show me the best Tweets first."
On Android
Tap the overflow icon, tap "Settings," then "Timeline" and tick the box next to "Show me the best Tweets first."
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