Elon Musk's fight with Apple gets tricky as Twitter announces rolling out Blue Verified only to iOS for now

Elon Musk's Twitter is expected to roll out its blue-verified service on schedule, but it will only be available on Apple Inc's iOS AAPL platform at launch.

What happened: The service will launch as an update to the Twitter iOS app on Friday and will need to be approved by the Tim Cook-led company due a standard application review process, Reuters reported, citing The Information's sources.

The Blue service will come to Android phones later.

Twitter did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comment.

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Why it matters: Twitter's decision comes a day after Musk slammed Apple for being among the companies that eliminated advertising on the platform.

Musk also said the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant threatened to pull Twitter from its App Store, but didn't tell the platform why.

The entrepreneur said he would create an alternative phone to Apple's flagship device if the tech giant starts up Twitter.

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