Refresh for Twitter

Refresh the Timeline automatically when there are new tweets.
What is Refresh for Twitter?
"Refresh for Twitter" is a Chrome extension that automatically refreshes the Twitter timeline to display new tweets. It saves you the hassle of manually refreshing the page to see the latest updates.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2021-12-15
Users: 30,000+
Rating: 3.68 (248)
Version: 3.0.1 (Last updated: 2019-07-22)
Creation date: 2019-07-22
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://twitter.com/
  • https://twitter.com/
Size: 16.84K

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Extension summary

Do you hate to manually refresh the Twitter page to see the newest incoming tweets? This extension does it for you using the native new tweets feature of twitter.com.

Changelog: v3.0.1 hopefully fixed #newnewtwitter v3.0 first implementation for #newnewtwitter, uses automatic scrollup at the moment, sorry v2.6.4 fixed the scroll bug after Twitter changed their website v2.6.3 prevent auto-refreshing if not at the top of the page (thanks to hmemcpy, https://github.com/mthie/refresh-for-twitter/pull/1) v2.6.2 renamed app v2.6.1 removed needless jQuery for the click now v2.6 fixed a jQuery problem, removed old and needless methods v2.5 added #newnewtwitter support (thangs to @HANZUBON for the fast patch :)) v2.4.1 twitter changed tag names - fixed it v2.4 fixed HTTPS problem v2.3.1 fixed small script bug (sorry, my fault) v2.3 stability fix, works with old twitter again

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User reviews

doesnt work anymore in background.
by Jerry Yu, 2021-01-10

It only works if the window is active
by Jose, 2020-10-31

No longer works.
by Bill Wrinkle, 2020-08-25
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Refresh for Twitter may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Refresh for Twitter may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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