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Name: X
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Follow breaking news, politics, sports, music and world events as they unfold.

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APP OVERVIEW

What is X and who is it for?

X is a social platform for following breaking news, politics, trending music, world events and sports scores as they happen. The publisher describes it as delivering global news stories with less data use. It is used for reading and posting updates, exploring trending topics, checking notifications and sending direct messages. The installable app opens in its own window and offers shortcuts for creating a post, exploring, notifications and direct messages.

Follow breaking news, politics, sports, music and world events as they unfold.

What you can do

New post
Explore
Notifications
Direct Messages

Publisher / site: X (formerly Twitter)
Category: News
Platforms: iOS, Android, Desktop
Languages detected: en

BEST FOR

Decide whether X fits your needs.

Useful for

Create a new post from a shortcut
Browse trending topics through Explore
Check notifications
Send and read direct messages

Before you choose

Free pricing
Available on iOS, Android, Desktop
Offline behaviour is not verified by the current source scan.
The publisher does not declare install screenshots in the current manifest.

INSTALL GUIDE

Install X from its official site.

1
Open the official web app
Use the Open site button above in a current version of Chrome, Edge or Safari.
2
Choose the browser install action
Select Install app, or use Add to Home Screen from the browser share or main menu.
3
Confirm and launch
The installed app opens from the device launcher. Browser and platform support can vary.

PWA AUDIT

How well does X work as an installed app?

The product overview above helps you choose the service. This independent technical section checks its install experience, browser integration and current PWA signals.

CAPABILITY REPORT

Detected web app capabilities.

DeclaredDetectedVerifiedNot found

declared

Standalone app window

Requests the “standalone” display mode when launched.

experience

not found

Advanced window modes

Declares preferred window modes beyond the basic display setting.

experience

not found

Preferred orientation

Requests a preferred device orientation.

experience

declared

Custom launch behavior

Controls how repeated launches open app windows.

experience

not found

Service worker

Uses a service worker for app lifecycle or offline features.

experience

declared

4 app shortcuts

Quick actions can appear from the installed app icon.

integration

declared

Receives shared content

Can appear in the system share sheet using POST.

integration

not found

File handlers

Can register supported file types with the operating system.

integration

not found

Protocol handlers

Can open supported custom link protocols.

integration

declared

Related native app

1 related platform app is declared.

integration

not found

Install previews

Provides screenshots for richer installation prompts.

presentation

declared

Adaptive Android icon

A maskable icon can fill different launcher icon shapes.

presentation

not found

Monochrome icon

Provides a themed single-color icon for supported surfaces.

presentation

APP IDENTITYComputed from start URLhttps://x.com/?utm_source=homescreen&utm_medium=shortcut

LAUNCH SCOPEstandalone display modehttps://x.com/

Secure contextHTTPSpass

Web app manifestValid JSONpass

App nameDeclaredpass

Start URLDeclaredpass

App display modestandalonepass

Large app icon512px icon foundpass

Adaptive app iconMaskable icon declaredpass

Install previewsNo install screenshots declaredwarn

Service workerNeeds a browser runtime checkwarn

TECHNICAL NOTES

Offline behaviour is not verified by the current source scan.
The publisher does not declare install screenshots in the current manifest.
The installed identity is derived from the start URL instead of an explicit manifest ID.

MANIFEST SHORTCUTSNew post ExploreNotificationsDirect Messages

Works on

iOS · Android · Desktop

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