X plans to introduce a ranking option for notifications. Like your Home feed, you will get “For You” and “Following” options for notifications on the platform. Elon Musk announced this upcoming feature, which is currently in development.
X is working on a ranking option for notifications
X (formerly Twitter) has changed substantially since multi-billionaire Elon Musk took over the company in 2022. First and foremost, the platform got a new name. Subsequently, tweets were rebranded into posts and retweets into reposts. While it is the same social network app at its core, it feels a lot different now.
Another change is on the way, Musk has confirmed. “The notification tab is currently in chronological order only. We’re working on a ranking option there, like For you vs Following,” the X owner posted on Monday evening. He didn’t elaborate on the feature. But his words suggest X will group notifications from accounts you follow in one place, separate from other notifications.
Interestingly, the platform already has three sections in the Notifications tab, though they are designed to filter notifications rather than group them separately. By default, you land on the All section housing all of your notifications. The Verified section filters them to show notifications from verified accounts, including likes and comments, aka replies.
The Mentions section houses notifications for posts where you have been directly mentioned. If a verified account has mentioned you in a post or reply, you will find the notification in all three sections. It is unclear if the new ranking options will replace these or if X will keep them all, allowing users to sort notifications in multiple ways. The company may share more details soon.
Users want a more robust system for managing notifications
This upcoming change might lay the foundation for a more robust system for notification management on X. Replies under Musk’s post suggest users want a wide range of categories for sorting notifications, like Subscribers, Verified, Recent, Most liked, and more. “Sorting options on [the] engagement screen would be amazing too. When a post goes semi-viral, [it] would be helpful to see which repost was most impactful,” a user wrote.
It remains to be seen if X implements these suggestions. As Musk said, it is currently working on a ranking option for notifications. The planned change may arrive with a new update in a few weeks or months. We will keep a close eye on the development and let you know when we have more information to share. In the meantime, make sure to keep the X app updated on your phone so you don’t miss out on new features.