TweetDeck still preferred twitter client for many. While Twitter itself is making changes and improvements, TweetDeck is still superior in many wayssuch as custom columns that let you see lists, posts, topics of the day, notifications, and more at a glance. And how on Twitter they follow TweetDeck improvement, from time to time they offer the opportunity to test their new TweetDeck Beta or TweetDeck Preview. Preview of TweetDeck in its Spanish version.
On the official TweetDeck Twitter account, they offer invitations to the TweetDeck beta. But they are numbered. You can try your luck by ordering one of these directly to this account, wait for the final release TweetDeck with the latest changes, or try a simple trick involving typing code in the browser. Nothing special, but it will allow you to use TweetDeck Preview before anyone else. Or at least be among the first in trying it.
And if you don’t like change you can revert to the current version from twitter. But first, take some time. In addition to its aesthetic changes that bring it closer to the default Twitter client, it includes some improvements for customize columns and make this off-road client more accessible to the general public.
Great news TweetDeck
Let’s start with what TweetDeck is designed for work in your browser. No need to download and install any application. Not on a computer, not on a smartphone. you just type your adress and get access to an alternative client for Twitter. Official, free, and more complete than the default client offered by Twitter because it basically lets you see all sections at a glance.
The version of TweetDeck they are currently working on, known as TweetDeck Preview, TweetDeck Preview or TweetDeck Beta, is completely changing its look and feel. including redesign affected by Twitter a few months later. In other words, you can choose from three background colors and six colors for other buttons and other elements. You can also customize media previews and column widths.
But let’s get to the main points. Columns. If you try TweetDeck Preview for the first time, a wizard will appear to set it up. Or, if you prefer, you can start from scratch. Essentially, you’ll have to choose how TweetDeck looks and which columns to add from the many available. You can add and remove columns at any time: lists, searches, posts, studies, profiles, notifications, scheduled tweets, drafts, saved tweets…
TweetDeck now has side column compact which gives you access to all sections of Twitter. In the TweetDeck preview, this column expands to show Tweet, Add Column, and Search buttons. By clicking on the button in the lower left corner, you can squeeze it. This column also includes an important section, column panels. This is a great new feature and is used to create collections of columns and display them depending on what you want to do on Twitter. would tab grouping equivalent in the browser.
How to activate the new TweetDeck
But better check out what’s new from TweetDeck with my own eyes and check how well it works. As I said at the beginning, for testing TweetDeck Preview or TweetDeck Preview you need an invitation which you can request on the official Twitter account. But if you don’t want to wait, you can try a faster solution – enter the code in the browser. Should not fiddling with codes which they provide you, but in this case it is very simple and well understood code.
The first. You need Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or a browser based on one of them. For example, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, etc. I tested TweetDeck Preview on Brave and Firefox and it works without issue. Also on Safari. And you can’t say more about other browsers. When the browser is open, you must enter the TweetDeck address by clicking here.
The next step is to open the web console that most modern browsers include. developer tools. On Windows, it is opened by pressing CTRL + Shift + J. And on macOS, by pressing Command + Option + I. If it does not work, you can search for the console. In Firefox it is in Tools > Browser Tools > Web Developer Tools. In Chrome and its derivatives, it is usually found in the dropdown menu. More Tools > Developer Tools.
When you have the web console open, you will need to enter the following command: “document.cookie = ‘tweetdeck_version=beta'”. No quotes. After entering the command, you will have to refresh the TweetDeck page and you will see the TweetDeck or TweetDeck Preview. Now you can start customizing it, make it your own, and try out all of its new features.
Henceforth, each time you open TweetDeck in this browser, you will see a preview or beta version. If you want to return to the final version, the one you are currently using, you just need to click on More Options. It’s in the first column. Among the available options, you must click on Exit TweetDeck Preview. You can temporarily exit the new TweetDeck and return on the next page load, cancel the exit and continue there, or finally exit the new TweetDeck and return to the current version.
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