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the good stuff: tweets displayed in chronological order,
dark mode, rich link previews, and most importantly,
no ads or other intrusions.
This experience can be further enhanced with
Smart Filters, which allow users to hide selected
topics such as US politics, Star Wars spoilers, support
responses, and retweeted content. It’s a novel idea
that works surprisingly well, but there are only six
filters available, with no option to customize or
create others from scratch.
If that isn’t calm enough for your liking, Close
Friends allows users to view tweets
from a curated list of people you
follow. This feature is accessed
from a dedicated tab at the
bottom, but choose wisely. Friends
on this list are excluded from
Smart Filters too, so you’ll want to
exclude buddies who pontificate
about hot topics. This list syncs to
your Twitter account, where it also
shows up in other clients, such as
our preferred Tweetbot.
Nighthawk’s so-called ‘Smart Feed’
offers a cleaner view of your Twitter
timeline in chronological order
without ads or sponsored posts
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thegoodstuff:tweetsdisplayedinchronologicalorder,
darkmode,richlinkpreviews,andmostimportantly,
no adsorotherintrusions.
Thisexperiencecanbefurtherenhancedwith
SmartFilters,whichallowuserstohideselected
topicssuchasUSpolitics,StarWarsspoilers,support
responses,andretweetedcontent.It’sanovelidea
that workssurprisinglywell,butthereareonlysix
filtersavailable,withnooptiontocustomizeor
createothersfromscratch.
Ifthatisn’tcalmenoughforyourliking,Close
Friendsallowsuserstoviewtweets
fromacuratedlistofpeopleyou
follow.Thisfeatureisaccessed
fromadedicatedtabatthe
bottom,butchoosewisely.Friends
onthislistareexcludedfrom
SmartFilterstoo,soyou’llwantto
excludebuddieswhopontificate
abouthottopics.Thislistsyncsto
yourTwitteraccount,whereitalso
showsupinotherclients,suchas
ourpreferredTweetbot.
Nighthawk’s so-called ‘Smart Feed’
offers a cleaner view of your Twitter
timeline in chronological order
without ads or sponsored posts
