
It is not clear when the device labels will be removed, but as of right now, the feature is still in place. Actress Gal Gadot, for example, sang the praises of her new Huawei Mate 10 Pro while tweeting from an iPhone. Samsung employees have tweeted Samsung promotions from iPhones multiple times over the years, and celebrities have also gotten into trouble. A screenshot of the tweet went viral, and the employees involved were demoted for causing "damage to the Huawei brand." In 2019, for example, a Huawei employee wished Huawei followers a happy new year, but used an iPhone to do so. Musk said in a tweet this morning that Twitter will be eliminating the line that says "Twitter for iPhone" or "Twitter for Android," as this is a "waste of screen space." He said that "no one even knows" why the feature was introduced in the first place.ĭevice details have been used several times to catch employees promoting Android-based smartphones from their iPhones. Twitter CEO Elon Musk plans to eliminate a Twitter feature that provides details on what device a tweet was sent from, information that has gotten Android promoters in hot water multiple times over the past several years.
