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X May Be Testing ‘Dislike’ Button on iOS

Code references for the dislike option in the X app for iOS have been discovered, pointing to a heartbroken emoji-style icon.

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X (previously Twitter) may be testing a new feature allowing users to downvote posts on their iPhones to increase platform engagement. According to social media reports, the feature may appear as a ‘dislike’ option in the form of a heartbroken icon, rather than a Reddit-style downward arrow. The experiment was first reported in 2021, and the current discovery of code references to the functionality suggests that testing is still underway.

According to a post on the microblogging platform by user @aaronp613, the ability to dislike posts may be added shortly to the X app for iOS. Code references have reportedly been discovered, pointing to a heartbroken emoji-style icon for dislikes, similar to the like choice, represented by a heart icon.

The app’s code also appears to contain strings of text. According to the user, one of the strings reads, “Do you want to downvote this post?” while another says, “Downvote this post”. However, it is unclear whether the ability to downvote will be available for both posts and replies or just the former, given that the code only says “posts”.

X, then known as Twitter, first indicated that it would test a downvote feature on iOS in 2021. It was described as part of a “small research experiment” that included upvote and downvote options for replies. The microblogging platform verified that downvotes were not public, although likes were visible to all users an update made them hidden last month.

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Notably, another user @P4mui shared a video of the supposed downvoting feature in action. However, the video suggests that the option is available for replies, not for posts on the microblogging platform.

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