Twitter isn’t being subtle about where it got the inspiration for its new layout design, as the updated UI of the site looks remarkably similar to Facebook.
The new layout, which you can see above, sees Twitter’s headers being elongated to match that of Facebook’s cover panels, along with the profile photos of its users being shifted to the left side of the screen. More data regarding each user is now also displayed on their profiles, with their join dates and complete list of favorite tweets now selectable. Also, users can now edit the theme of their profiles directly from the profiles themselves rather than having to delve into the site’s setting, which is pretty nifty.
Twitter had been rolling out the new design and making it accessible to a number of randomized users, but now it is available for everyone to use. There’s still the option of keeping the old layout, but Twitter will force you to change at a later date.
