Twitter Previews Updated Tweet Detail Display
With the addition of new elements like view and bookmark counts, the tweet details screen has become very cluttered, which Twitter itself is aware of, and is working to address.
Today, Twitter designer Andrea Conway has shared a glimpse of the latest prototype of its updated tweet detail formatting – i.e. what you see after you’ve tapped on a tweet – which presents all of the relevant tweet info in a more streamlined, tidy manner.
As you can see, the new tweet detail view looks very similar to how tweets are displayed in the main timeline, with fewer titles describing each element, taking up less space. The new format would also introduce an option to sort your tweet replies, which could make it easier to scan through relevant comments based on engagement, time, etc.
Here’s a side-by-side...


