Twitter's API Changes Appear to Have Caused Microsoft to Disable Xbox Console Screenshot Sharing
Due to Twitter’s recent API changes, Microsoft appears to have disabled the sharing of screenshots and clips on Xbox consoles and via Game Bar on Windows. Fortunately, the ability to upload to Twitter via the Xbox app still works.
Xbox Twitter account responds to users tweeting about their problems trying to upload screenshots to social media platforms, including @ShadowBoy662 who was unable to share their Minecraft content.
We had to disable the ability to share game uploads directly to Twitter from consoles and Game Bar on Windows. You can also share your favorite moments on Twitter using the Xbox apps for Android and iOS.
— Xbox (@Xbox) April 20, 2023
"We had to disable the ability to share game uploads directly to Twitter from consoles and Game Bar on Windows." The Xbox Twitter account wrote: "You can also share your favorite moments on Twitter using the Xbox apps for Android and iOS."
again, "quick lesson" About sharing screenshots and clips via the Xbox mobile app.
- Go to Xbox mobile app
- [マイ ライブラリ]->[キャプチャ]Choose.
- Select Screenshot/Clip
- [共有]then select[Twitter]Choose
Microsoft has yet to give an official reason as to why it disabled the feature, but the move follows Twitter’s API pricing changes in March 2023. wired, Companies like Microsoft at the enterprise package level are paying about $42,000 a month to access 50 million tweets using their API.
Given that API access used to be free, this is a major change that Microsoft is unwilling to pay for.
This movement continues Microsoft’s decision to remove Twitter from its advertising platform. This feature allowed users to manage their social media accounts in one place to create and manage tweets, view past tweets and engagements, schedule tweets, and more. After April 25th, Twitter will no longer be supported, but other platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn will continue as normal.
In other Twitter news, the platform has officially removed all verified legacy checkmarks. Currently, the only way to get a checkmark is to pay $8 a month to sign up for Twitter Blue, or become some celebrity On the level of William Shatner, LeBron James and Stephen King, the mask pays you to get it Even if you weren’t planning on subscribing.
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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @Adam Bankhurst and Cramp.
