Twitter is reportedly redesigning its app to embody a new devoted tab for Twitter Spaces. The new tab is alleged to be beneath testing for iOS customers. The function will see Twitter Spaces get the center spot within the navigation bar on the backside, which can now host 5 tabs. The replace will likely be rolled out to choose customers at present with a broader rollout deliberate for later. Additionally, the microblogging platform has began rolling out Twitter Blue subscription service in Australia and Canada. The subscription service will give paid customers unique options to undo tweets and customise the app.
TechCrunch stories that Twitter is redesigning its cell apps to incorporate a Twitter Spaces discovery tab within the navigation bar, between the search magnifying glass and notification bell icons. The format was first noticed by reverse engineering knowledgeable Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) final month.
As per the report, solely 500 customers who had been a a part of the Twitter Spaces beta programme will get the brand new function initially with the rollout having began on June 3. After the beta take a look at is full, Twitter is alleged to conduct a broader rollout of the brand new Spaces discovery tab.
The report cites data obtained from Twitter to say that Spaces will not be seen on the prime of the timeline prefer it shows Fleets. Instead, the Spaces discovery tab will likely be introduced in a extra visible method, akin to the promotional playing cards that appeared when tweeting about Spaces. Twitter additionally reportedly mentioned that it goals to change the best way Spaces could be found on its app as dwell occasions could be exhausting to hold observe of.
Users can even have the option to view energetic Spaces in additional element, together with names of Spaces, hosts, and contributors a person is following. Reminders may also be set for scheduled Spaces so Twitter can notify customers about them and achieve suggestions on which Spaces its customers are extra involved in. At launch, the social media platform solely allowed customers with a minimal of 600 followers to host Spaces and that hasn’t modified with the addition of the brand new Spaces discovery tab for its cell apps.
Twitter has additionally launched one other function for Spaces. Users will now get a purple circle round their profile photos that will likely be seen to different customers on their timelines. The purple circle will point out that the person is actively utilizing the Spaces function, related to the blue circle that seems when a person uploads a Fleet.
On Thursday, June 3, Twitter additionally introduced the discharge of Twitter Blue subscription for customers in Australia and Canada. The price for the subscription is AUD 4.49 (roughly Rs. 250) and CAD 3.49 (roughly Rs. 210), respectively. According to the itemizing on Apple’s App Store, the subscription will price $2.99 (roughly Rs. 220) within the US. There isn’t any affirmation when customers in different areas will likely be ready to subscribe to Twitter Blue.
The Twitter Blue subscription will provide customers the flexibility to set a timer of 30 seconds, giving them a window to undo and edit a tweet earlier than it’s posted. The service can even allow customers to save their tweets in a bookmark folder, making it simpler to discover previous tweets. A brand new “reader mode” will allow customers to simply learn lengthy threads of a number of tweets.
