![]() ![]() Based on my findings, I decided to try the patched version for myself. What I found were fairly minor modifications, and none of them appear to be malicious. Rather than blindly run this updated extension, I took some time to do a file-by-file comparison between the patched version and the official version to make sure nothing nefarious was happening behind-the-scenes. However, something useful popped up in my search: Apparently, someone had patched Echofon and updated it to use Twitter API 1.1, which replaced the dead API 1.0. Doing a quick Twitter search for “echofon firefox” confirmed my suspicions that my beloved extension had officially died. When I opened Firefox today and noticed that Echofon wasn’t working anymore, I immediately assumed the worst. Patched Echofon saves the day for Twitter API 1.1 I wouldn’t be writing this article if it was all bad news, so here’s how to keep Echofon for Firefox working after the Twitter API change. Users were left with this simple message when they opened Firefox today:Ĭan’t login to Twitter. ![]() Since this article exists, I think you can guess what the problem is: As of June 12, 2013, Twitter API 1.0 has been officially shut down, which also killed Echofon for thousands of users. With this foreboding message, Echofon for Firefox stopped receiving updates. This wasn’t the end of the world, though, because Echofon would continue working as long as Twitter API 1.0 was still active. The last version of Echofon for Firefox ever released, version 2.5.2.Īs of October 2012, Echofon for Firefox was officially discontinued by its developers so they could focus on versions of Echofon for mobile platforms (iPad, Android, and iPhone) instead. Available as a small pop-up window in the browser’s status bar, Echofon was a convenient and minimalist way to compose tweets, replies, and browse Twitter. In case you’ve never heard of it, Echofon for Firefox was an add-on for Firefox that allowed users to interact with Twitter without going to the official Twitter website. ![]()
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