You’re not hearing things — yes, the Twitter app chirps now
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A few of us at The Verge have noticed something new about Twitter’s iOS app: when you pull down to refresh your feed, you might hear a couple of new noises. One is a little windup trill that plays when you first pull the feed, and after your feed is done refreshing, you might hear a short confirmation chirp. (Though the sounds are more robotic than any real-life bird I’ve heard.) I made a recording so you can hear what I’m hearing. It’s a little different from the short “pop” you might have heard when refreshing before. Anybody else hearing this when you pull to refresh on Twitter’s iOS app? pic.twitter.com/x0BsxbZF2u— Jay Peters (@jaypeters) July 15, 2022 We’re not exactly sure when the change kicked in, but we first noticed it... Continue reading…
A few of us at The Verge have noticed something new about Twitter’s iOS app: when you pull down to refresh your feed, you might hear a couple of new noises. One is a little windup trill that plays when you first pull the feed, and after your feed is done refreshing, you might hear a short confirmation chirp. (Though the sounds are more robotic than any real-life bird I’ve heard.)
I made a recording so you can hear what I’m hearing. It’s a little different from the short “pop” you might have heard when refreshing before.
Anybody else hearing this when you pull to refresh on Twitter’s iOS app? pic.twitter.com/x0BsxbZF2u
— Jay Peters (@jaypeters) July 15, 2022
We’re not exactly sure when the change kicked in, but we first noticed it...
