Twitter is testing new 140-second audio tweets on iOS

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Twitter Inc. is testing a new feature that will allow users to tweet 140-second audio tweets. The new feature has been rolled out to some limited number of users on Apple’s iOS users and will soon be availed for all the iOS users in the coming weeks. Everyone will be able to see, hear them, and reply. Twitter has not however confirmed when the new feature will be available for Android users.  

Through a blog post, Twitter’s Staff Product Designer Maya Patterson and Senior Software Engineer RĂ©my Bourgoin said the new feature will add a more human touch to the way people use Twitter. Tweeting voice tweets is not too different from Tweeting with text. To start, one opens the Tweet composer and tap the new icon with wavelengths. A profile photo with the record button will be shown to you at the bottom, to add your voice, tap it to record your tweet. 

The voice tweets capture up to 140 seconds of audio, after which another new voice tweet will be automatically created in a thread if the user will be having more to talk. Once you’re done, tap the Done button to end your recording and go back to the composer screen to tweet. People will see your voice tweet on their timeline alongside other tweets. To listen, they will tap the image. The micro-blogging platform said the iOS playback will start in a new window docked at the bottom of the timeline and users will be able to listen as they scroll or while doing other things on their mobile phones.

“There’s a lot that can be left unsaid or uninterpreted using text, so we hope voice Tweeting will create a more human experience for listeners and storytellers alike. Whether it’s storytime about your encounter with wild geese in your neighborhood, a journalist sharing breaking news or a first-hand account from a protest, we hope voice Tweeting gives you the ability to share your perspectives quickly and easily with your voice,” Twitter’s blog post read.

Twitter’s spokesperson told The Verge that the new feature is at early stages and Twitter is still exploring the best ways to meet the needs of people with different disabilities such as the deaf.

Twitter now joins WhatsApp, Telegram, and Instagram in letting users communicate via voice notes.

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