How to get your old Twitter timeline back

The next time you log into Twitter, you may notice something different.

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Tweets are now being shown out of order in a new algorithmically-powered feed instead of reverse chronological order. While an algorithmic timeline was first announced in early February, it was an opt-in setting until Twitter started turning it on for everyone this week.

Luckily, you can still opt out of seeing tweets out of order in account's settings. Here's how to do it.

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When you open the Twitter app, you may see this message:

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It means that your tweets are going to be shown out of order, like this:

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Twitter has always displayed tweets in reverse chronological order, so it can be kind of jarring to see the random time stamps.

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Luckily, you can turn the algorithmic feed off. Go to your Twitter profile's settings.

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Tap on Settings.

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Tap on your account.

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Then Timeline personalization.

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And finally, uncheck this:

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Now your tweets will be displayed in reverse chronological order like you're used to seeing.
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You can also turn off the algorithmic timeline from Twitter's website.

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Just go to the Content section of your account settings.

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If you use a third-party Twitter app like Tweetbot, your timeline will stay in reverse chronological order. (Also, no ads in your timeline!)

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You can check out our full review of Tweetbot here and download it in the App Store for $4.99.

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