The information network has tweaked and enhanced its two-factor log-in verification system for users of the mobile apps.
August 6, 2013 11:59 AM PDT
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Twitter is providing its members on iPhone and Android with new ways to manage their accounts from their smartphones.
Tuesday, the information network updated its applications with mobile enhancements to login verification, the two-factor authentication system that members can turn on to add a extra layer of their security to their accounts.
Now users on iPhone and Android can use the Twitter app to set up login verification and approve requests. Instead of a text message with a six-digit code, as was previously the process, members receive a push notification from Twitter on their configured iPhone or Android device directing them to approve or deny the login request.
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Each login request includes details on the browser type and location behind the login attempt, so application users can keep an eye on suspicious behavior. When members turn on the feature, available in the security section of the app, they will also receive a backup code to save and use to log in to Twitter when they don't have access to their smartphone.
The new process requires a person to have their Android or iPhone device on them at all times to approve Twitter logins, which is a twist from the SMS-based system that Twitter first introduced in May after a string of headline-grabbing hacking incidents. The reworked system also extends login verification to more international users as it does not require carrier support, and works for people with multiple Twitter accounts.
Twitter's application for iPhone and Android was also updated Tuesday with some of the search improvements the information network released on Web last week. Mobile app search now includes photo galleries for better browsing and something Twitter calls "social content," or a way to see your follow relationship with the accounts that surface in results. Power users on iOS will also appreciate that Twitter has finally added the option to manage lists from inside the application.
August 6, 2013 11:59 AM PDT
Twitter is providing its members on iPhone and Android with new ways to manage their accounts from their smartphones.
Tuesday, the information network updated its applications with mobile enhancements to login verification, the two-factor authentication system that members can turn on to add a extra layer of their security to their accounts.
Now users on iPhone and Android can use the Twitter app to set up login verification and approve requests. Instead of a text message with a six-digit code, as was previously the process, members receive a push notification from Twitter on their configured iPhone or Android device directing them to approve or deny the login request.
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Each login request includes details on the browser type and location behind the login attempt, so application users can keep an eye on suspicious behavior. When members turn on the feature, available in the security section of the app, they will also receive a backup code to save and use to log in to Twitter when they don't have access to their smartphone.
The new process requires a person to have their Android or iPhone device on them at all times to approve Twitter logins, which is a twist from the SMS-based system that Twitter first introduced in May after a string of headline-grabbing hacking incidents. The reworked system also extends login verification to more international users as it does not require carrier support, and works for people with multiple Twitter accounts.
Twitter's application for iPhone and Android was also updated Tuesday with some of the search improvements the information network released on Web last week. Mobile app search now includes photo galleries for better browsing and something Twitter calls "social content," or a way to see your follow relationship with the accounts that surface in results. Power users on iOS will also appreciate that Twitter has finally added the option to manage lists from inside the application.