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Twitter no longer loads AMP versions of web pages on mobile
Twitter has reportedly rolled back AMP support and it no longer loads AMP pages on its iOS and Android apps. Read on to learn more.
Google introduced Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) back in October 2015. It's a custom web development framework that helps load pages faster on mobile devices. While this project makes viewing articles (almost) instant, it comes loaded with plenty of disadvantages. As a result, many users rely on apps like DeAMPify to bypass AMP links. Thankfully, that won't be necessary for Twitter users anymore, as the platform no longer loads AMP versions of web pages on its mobile apps.
[Update: Live in Chrome Canary] Google is working on "Portals" to revamp browsing mobile websites
Google is working on a feature currently known as Portals that attempts to enable seamless navigations between sites or pages.
Google's flagship service may be their search engine and they may have multiple services with over 1 billion active users, but it's their dedication to the internet as a whole that has allowed them to keep their momentum going. If the company had stopped at Google Search (and even AdWords, which is now known as Google Ads), they wouldn't be as influential as a company as they are today. A big example of this can be seen with their emphasis on the mobile space and especially the AMP project (love it or hate it). Now, the company is working on a feature currently known as Portals that attempts to enable seamless navigations between sites or pages.
Bypass AMP Links with DeAMPify by João Dias
Bypass AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) links with DeAMPify. This app automatically redirects or bypasses AMP links and opens them in your browser.
Back in late 2015, Google introduced the Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Project to revolutionize the speed at which mobile web users consume web content. Since then, numerous web outlets (including our very own Portal) have incorporated AMP so that users on limited or slower data connections can quickly access their content. While some people have qualms with the way Google is pushing AMP on publishers, others lament the forcing of this new standard onto their mobile devices. For those users on fast connections, loading an AMP page versus the original page shows no significant difference in speed, but still results in less content being displayed on screen. However, unless the particular mobile app you were using has an option to disable loading a page in its AMP version, the only way to retrieve the original URL is to manually do so - adding 2 extra taps. Thanks to an idea I pitched to the AutoApps developer, João Dias, there's finally a way to completely bypass AMP links.