{"id":65249,"date":"2019-11-02T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/?p=65249"},"modified":"2024-05-30T23:10:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T03:10:20","slug":"how-to-get-twitter-notifications-on-web-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/how-to-get-twitter-notifications-on-web-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get Twitter Notifications On Web & Mobile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Twitter has grown to become so much more than a social news website, now boasting over 500 million tweets every day. People use it to get their daily fix of news, weather, politics, and all sorts of general banter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although a considerable portion of Twitter consists of users just chit-chatting and tweeting out things that come to mind, there are many reasons why you may be keenly interested in a particular user\u2019s tweets. For me, it was when the official Twitter account for a game that I follow began regularly tweeting out free Steam keys. That\u2019s something I want to pay attention to!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whether it\u2019s to stay informed of news, snag freebies before others, or pay a little \u201cextra attention\u201d to your significant other, there are plenty of reasons why Twitter notifications can be useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, let\u2019s go over how you can enable notifications for individual Twitter accounts on both web and mobile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Get Twitter Notifications On The Web<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Twitter\u2019s integrated web notifications have been a bit of an anomaly ever since they launched. In multiple versions of Chrome and Firefox, users are told that their browser does not support the feature. That\u2019s a major problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, there\u2019s a trusty service that helps fix issues like this one: IFTTT. We\u2019ve gone over how to use IFTTT in the past, so read up if you\u2019re unfamiliar with the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To create notifications for tweets, let\u2019s start by creating a new IFTTT applet using the Tweet from search<\/strong> trigger. You can skip all of the menu navigation and get right to that page by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get Twitter notifications, let\u2019s start by creating a new IFTTT applet with Twitter. While doing so, there are two trigger actions that are suited best for what we\u2019re trying to accomplish – New tweet by a specific user<\/a> and New tweet from search<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking for tweets from a specific user is self-explanatory\u2014the trigger will fire every time a single user sends out a tweet. For simple purposes, this is very useful. However, looking for tweets from search is much more robust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First and foremost, finding tweets from search is limited to 15 results per check. How often IFTTT polls for updates is a mysterious variable. Although it says in your applet\u2019s settings how often it should check, it can be from anywhere to within a few seconds to 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep this in mind when creating your search query. Using OR<\/strong> and AND<\/strong> operators, you can group several searches into one. However, you may not want to do such a thing if you\u2019d like to stay safely under the 15 results per check limitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, we\u2019ve covered how to advanced search on Twitter<\/a> in another article, and you can use these tips to build the perfect search query on this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As aforementioned, you can use a search query to combine a basic search for multiple users, like so: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

from:onlinetechtips OR from:c89<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
You can also more narrowly filter tweets down to the presence of certain keywords, like this:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
from:toejamandearl \u201cxbox code\u201d<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Once you\u2019ve decided on which search query you\u2019ll use, save your trigger. Now is when you\u2019ll need to determine how to receive your Twitter notification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Here are some example “That” services that can notify you when your trigger is fired:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
  • Android SMS:<\/strong> connects to your Android phone and lets you send an SMS to any number (can be used in tandem with a Google Voice number and Google Voice notification extension).<\/li>
  • Facebook Messenger:<\/strong> sends a Facebook message.<\/li>
  • Gmail:<\/strong> send yourself an email.<\/li>
  • Notifications:<\/strong> sends a notification to your IFTTT-connected devices.<\/li>
  • Phone call:<\/strong> calls your number (US only) to leave a voicemail.<\/li>
  • Slack:<\/strong> posts to a channel.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Additionally, IFTTT supports services such as Pushbullet and Pushover, which act as ways to aggregate all of your Twitter notifications between devices. This can assist you in receiving notifications on your desktop, Chromebook, and other non-mobile gadgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    While IFTTT isn\u2019t the perfect solution, due to a slight delay in checking, its flexibility helps make up for it. You can receive notifications for tweets in so many interesting ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    How To Get Twitter Notifications On Mobile<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    Since IFTTT does offer a mobile app, which includes trigger actions such as sending an SMS or push notification, it\u2019s also a reasonable solution for smartphone users. If you want to receive mobile notifications from search-based tweets, it\u2019s your only option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    However, unlike web notifications, Twitter\u2019s mobile notifications feature is fully functional. If you\u2019d like to enable tweet notifications for a specific user, all you have to do is navigate to their profile and make a few clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    • If you\u2019re using a smartphone, you can navigate to a user\u2019s profile and click the bell icon<\/strong> to the left of the Follow<\/strong>\/Following<\/strong> button.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • If you\u2019re using a browser, find that same Follow<\/strong>\/Following<\/strong> button on a user\u2019s profile.<\/li>
      • Click on the kabob menu (three vertical dots) icon.<\/strong><\/li>
      • Select Turn on mobile notifications<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        If you decide you\u2019d rather turn mobile notifications back off, you can follow the same instructions for either platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
        Now that you know how to receive Twitter notifications on your desktop, laptop, smartphone, and any other device, there\u2019s no excuse for missing that one tweet you\u2019ve been waiting on for weeks.
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