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How to Tweet or Post to Facebook Directly from iOS 7's Notification Center on Your iPhone

Jan 22, 2014 12:44 AM

Jan 22, 2014 01:15 AM

A smartphone displaying the date Friday, January 10th, with social media icons for Twitter and Facebook.

Many of us were left scratching our heads when the iOS 7 update removed the Twitter and Facebook options from the Notification Center. Allowing you to quickly tweet and post Facebook updates, these were features used, and missed, by many—including me.

Fortunately, if you have a jailbroken iOS 7 device, you can easily get them back. All it takes is a simple tweak, and I'll show you how it's done.

Install Share Widget

Open Cydia, then search for and install Share Widget for iOS 7.

Share Widget for iOS 7 app details including version and file size.

Select Your Social Media Services

Head into your Settings and search for the new Share Widget option. Open it, then select which social media services to enable. The big ones are Facebook and Twitter, just like in iOS 6, but there's also two options for Chinese microblogging sites Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo.

Settings menu with various app icons including Share Widget, Spectral, WinterBoard, Zeppelin, INJUSTICE, Netflix, Nike + iPad, and Wells Fargo.

Social media sharing settings on a mobile device.

Enable Share Widget

After selecting your services of choice, go into Settings -> Notification Center -> then Enable Share Widget, which is under the Today View section.

Settings menu on a mobile device displaying various options.

Settings menu displaying Notification Center options on a mobile device.

Let Your Posts Be Heard

Make sure to already have your Twitter and Facebook accounts set up,

then just pull down the Notification Center to post on your Facebook or Twitter account.

Date display on a mobile device showing Friday, January 10th, with icons for Twitter and Facebook.

How to Tweet or Post to Facebook Directly from iOS 7's Notification Center on Your iPhone

Enjoy, and for more awesome tweaks, check out our section on iOS hacks for jailbroken iPads, iPhones, and iPod touches.

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