Twitter has announced that it has changed its "Favorite" star icon to a heart called "Likes". According to Twitter, the star "could be confusing, especially to newcomers." The company thinks that replacing it with "Likes" is more appropriate as "you might like a lot of things, but not everything can be your favorite." You can say a lot with a heart. Introducing a new way to show how you feel on Twitter: https://t.co/WKBEmORXNW pic.twitter.com/G4ZGe0rDTP— Twitter (@twitter) November 3, 2015 As for why the heart icon, Twitter says that it is more expressive and is a universal symbol that resonates across languages, cultures, and time zones. The new hearts icon has already rolled out on Twitter for iOS and Android, twitter.com, TweetDeck, Twitter for Windows 10, Vine Android app, and Vine website. It will soon rollout to Vine for iOS and Twitter for Mac. If you have a Twitter account and you're on Globe, this might get your interest. Globe Telecom has a new SMS service called UPD8 for Twitter. What it does is basically allow you to send SMS updates to your Twitter account and receive personal alerts via SMS as well. Read more in our articles including "Twitter changes star icon to a heart called "Likes"" and "Globe offers UPD8 for Twitter".
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Dec 14, 2025Twitter has announced that it has changed its "Favorite" star icon to a heart called "Likes". According to Twitter, the star "could be confusing, especially to newcomers." The company thinks that replacing it with "Likes" is more appropriate as "you might like a lot of things, but not everything can be your favorite." You can say a lot with a heart.
Introducing a new way to show how you feel on Twitter: https://t.co/WKBEmORXNW pic.twitter.com/G4ZGe0rDTP— Twitter (@twitter) November 3, 2015 As for why the heart icon, Twitter says that it is more expressive and is a universal symbol that resonates across languages, cultures, and time zones. The new hearts icon has already rolled out on Twitter for iOS and Android, twitter.com, TweetDeck, Twitter for Windows 10, Vine Android app, and Vine website. It will soon rollout to Vine for iOS and Twitter for Mac.
Our coverage of twitter hearts includes: "Twitter changes star icon to a heart called "Likes""; "Globe offers UPD8 for Twitter"; "Twitter 5 for Android, Holo UI: preview & download". Each article provides unique insights and information.