Elon Musk’s X May Be Testing ‘Dislike’ Button on iOS as a Way to Downvote Posts

X (previously Twitter) could also be testing a brand new function geared toward rising engagement on the platform by permitting customers to downvote posts on iPhone. According to claims on social media, the function might seem as a ‘dislike’ possibility within the type of a heartbroken icon, as a substitute of a Reddit-like downward arrow. The experiment was first reported in 2021 and a current discovery of code references associated to the function trace at its ongoing testing.

Dislike Button on X

According to a post on the microblogging platform by consumer @aaronp613, the flexibility to dislike posts could possibly be launched quickly on the X app for the iOS platform. Code references have reportedly been found, hinting at a heartbroken emoji-style icon for dislikes, just like the like possibility which seems as a coronary heart icon.

Strings of textual content additionally appear to appear within the app’s code. As per the consumer, one of many strings reads, “Do you wish to downvote this put up?”, whereas one other is just offered as “Downvote this put up”. However, it’s unclear if the flexibility to downvote could be obtainable for each posts and replies or simply the previous, contemplating that the code has solely mentions of “posts”.

X – again when it was Twitter – first announced that it will be testing a downvotes function on iOS in 2021. It was reported as a part of a “small analysis experiment” that added upvote and downvote choices for replies. The microblogging platform confirmed that downvotes weren’t public, whereas likes could possibly be seen by everybody, till an replace made them hidden final month.

Notably, one other consumer @P4mui posted a video clip of the alleged downvoting possibility in perform. However, the clip means that the choice is just for replies and never for posts on the microblogging platform.

Hidden Likes

In addition to a rumoured ‘dislikes’ function, Elon Musk’s X not too long ago decided to cover ‘likes’ from the platform. This means posts preferred by a consumer will not be seen on their profile underneath the likes tab. Consequently, your complete part has been eliminated. It is simply one of many many modifications launched on the microblogging platform since Elon Musk’s takeover in 2022.