On Google Play, Twitter App Is Now X

It looks like the Twitter name is already dead, at least on the Google Play Store. 

As part of the ongoing rebrand for his no-longer-a-bird site, Elon Musk has ditched the Twitter name on the Google Play listing(Opens in a new window) for the social media app. It’s now just X from X Corp.

The X app now appears if you search for Twitter on Google’s app store. In addition, the listing offers a preview of how the rebrand will change the app’s design. For example, the iconic bird logo at the top of the app has been replaced with the letter X.

(Credit: Google Play/X)

The whole interface has also been turned black. Initially, we thought this might just be because Twitter is introducing two new dark modes in the app—dim and lights out. But on Thursday, Musk tweeted(Opens in a new window): “This platform will soon only have ‘dark mode.’ It is better in every way.”

So get ready for gloomy vibes. For now, though, the blue bird logo and white backgrounds remain standard on existing Twitter installs for Android devices. On desktop, the social media platform still defaults to the Twitter.com domain too, even if you enter via the X.com address. 

But it may only be a matter of time before Musk throws out the old visuals and Twitter domain for the new X. The company has already switched its official Twitter handle to @X, forcefully taking over the account from its original owner, a San Francisco man who’d had it since 2007. The Twittle Blue account has also migrated to @XBlue. 

Still, Twitter is facing some challenges in switching over to the new name. For one, X is often connected to porn. It’s likely why the company has refrained from changing the @TwitterMovies account to @XMovies, which is also the name of a real porn site.