Twitter is giving users for its iPhone and Android apps better ways to manage the security of their accounts.
On Tuesday, the popular micro-blogging website updated its applications with mobile enhancements to the log-in verification, the two-factor authentication system that members can turn on or off in order to give their account a little bit of extra security in the event their phone is stolen or their account is hacked.
The update allows users on iOS and Android devices to use the app to set up log-in verification and set up requests. Previously, according to CNET, users had to send a text message with a six-digit code. Members now receive a push notification from the Twitter app on their configured smartphone directing them to either approve or deny a log-in request.
Each log-in request includes details on the browser type and location behind the log-in attempt. This way, users can keep an eye on any and all activity related to their account and be mindful of when an attempt was committed by an outside party. In addition, users will be given a backup code that they can save and use to access their account when they don't have access to their smartphone for whatever reason.
The mobile app was also updated with a few of the search improvements from the information network released for its Web version last week. Mobile-app search allows users to include photo galleries and browse them more easily. iOS users can finally manage their lists from within the application and, Twitter has come out with what it calls a "social context," which is a way to see the relationships between your followers and the accounts you follow.
The security updates are the latest in a long line of actions by Twitter to combat some of the more headline grabbing hacker attacks on user's accounts from back in May of this year. The new verification system also has options for Twitter's more international users.
