Now users can sign-in with Google and Apple accounts on Twitter
Twitter has made it easier to log in or sign up on the micro-blogging platform. Its users can now use their Apple ID or Google account to directly sign up/ log in.
FollowIt's a pretty minor update, but it could save you remembering yet another password. Twitter has made it easier to log in or sign up on the micro-blogging platform. Its users can now use their Apple ID or Google account to directly sign up/ log in.
The feature was first spotted back in July on Twitter beta for Android. The new sign-in options are available on both Android and iOS clients, as well as the web client.
In case users have their existing account linked with the Google account, they can now click on ‘Continue with Google’ and they users won’t be required to enter their old Twitter-specific password. Moreover, users can still use the same old method of signing up with email, where they will need to enter credentials like Name, Phone, Date of Birth individually.
The new functionality was announced through a tweet by Twitter Support. It mentions that Twitterati can now log in or sign up to the micro-blogging platform with either their Apple or Google accounts. The latter works on the app and the Web while the former, Apple ID, only works on iOS devices as of now. Twitter says that Apple account login functionality should soon arrive for the Web version, but there is no mention if Android users will be getting it.
At the moment, the sign-in experience isn’t universal. Signing in with Google is possible on iOS, Android, and Web, but doing so with Apple is currently iOS-only (though web support is coming soon, according to Twitter Support). The current version of the Twitter for Mac desktop app doesn’t seem to support either login method.
For the past few months, Twitter has been testing new methods to simplify login and authentication methods. Earlier in July, the company announced that users could use security keys as their only form of two-factor authentication (2FA), which is said to be the “most effective" way to keep the Twitter account secure.
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