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How to Disable Twitter Side Bar

Disable Twitter Side Bar
Written by Hassan Abbas

Disable Twitter Side Bar: While using an official Twitter app on your Apple tablet but dislike starring at trending topics and world news all day. Optionally you can disable the Twitter trending sidebar on iPad with just a few clicks. Also, in this step-by-step article, we show you exactly how.

I’ll say this right off the bat iPad Pro owners may wish to leave the sidebar turned on.

Also, if you don’t bother about trending topics at all, then disable the search column leaves you with much-wasted spaces on the iPad Pro. Because Twitter has never really bother about optimizing the user experience on large tablets like the 12.9-inch iPad Pro.

This feature also needs version 8.7.1 or later on Twitter for iOS.

Well, I don’t mind starring at Twitter trends every time. But I’ll fire up the app on my iPad Pro because I really hate that unused white space when the search column is off.

Of course, many people have various needs and what works for me probably won’t work for you. Also, if you’re among that other group of users, then make sure to follow along with our step-by-step guide. The guide is coming right up to learn how to disable Twitter’s trending sidebar on iPad.

How to disable Twitter trending sidebar on iPad

Follow the steps below carefully, to disable the Twitter trending sidebar on iPad at will:

Step 1:

Firstly, launch the official Twitter app on your iPad.

Step 2:

Press the three-dotted icon at the bottom of the lefthand menu and choose Settings & Privacy.

Step 3:

Now click Display and Sound at the bottom of the heading General.

Step 4:

Now slide the switch next to the “Show search column” to the OFF position.

However, doing so will disable the search column in the sidebar on the righthand side of the screen. Also, leaving you with only the tweets.

Twitter’s layout on the iPad has never take into account the different iPad form factors. As a result, you may find that disabling the search column on large iPads. Just like the iPad Pro only makes things worse due to all that unused white space on both sides of the screen.

However, those who dislike having to stare at trending topics. All-day are indeed recommended to disable the Twitter trending sidebar on their iPad.

Conclusion:

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Hassan Abbas

Tech enthusiast with too many items on his wish-list and not nearly enough money! Specializing in all things tech, with a slight Apple bent he has been writing for various blogs for the best part of (too many) years

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