Twitter has lastly introduced the launch of Twitter Blue months after being part of the hearsay mill. The new subscription-based service is at the moment accessible to iOS customers, however solely in Canada and Australia. Twitter says that the service will rollout to extra international locations – each for Android and iOS – within the close to future. At the second, Twitter Blue carries premium options akin to Undo Tweet, Boomark Folder, and Reader mode. Details of those options have been first uncovered final month by software program engineer Jane Manchun Wong who’s well-known within the business for reverse engineering apps and discovering updates earlier than they’re formally launched. The social media large has additionally arrange a brand new deal with (@TwitterBlue) the place customers can discover all the newest developments from the corporate straight.
What is the price of Twitter Blue and how to subscribe: Twitter says that Twitter Blue subscriptions are priced regionally and paid month-to-month. It basically implies that costs will differ based mostly on areas, at the very least for now. If you’re dwelling in Canada or Australia and personal an iPhone, you will discover pricing data inside the app by heading to the Profile menu (represented by three vertical traces) and then faucet on Twitter Blue. According to Reuters, Twitter Blue prices CAD 3.49 (approx Rs 210) or AUD 4.49 (approx Rs 250) monthly in Canada and Australia, respectively. The service will value $2.99 (approx Rs 220) monthly within the United States, as per particulars accessible on Apple App Store.
What does Twitter Blue embrace: The present tier of Twitter Blue contains premium options akin to Bookmark Folders to let customers organise favorite Tweets in a neat folder and Reader Mode to enhance lengthy Twitter threads’ readability. The firm says with the Reader Mode, the platform will flip threads into easy-to-read, long-form textual content. However, essentially the most anticipated improve is the Undo Tweet that lets customers “pull again and revise Tweets that haven’t been posted” yet. User can retract the Tweet within 30 seconds after publishing. The company notes that the feature is not an Edit button but simply removes the post, and only paid iOS users have its access. The Twitter blog post does not highlight whether subscribers will still get to see ads and promotional tweets.
Twitter also states that it will add more premium features once the testing in select regions is done. Last year, the company surveyed select users about a paid service and the questionnaire included a list of features such as undo send, custom colour options, profile badges, auto-replies, social listening, brand surveys, custom stickers and hashtags, job ads, insights into other accounts, and education resources.
Is Twitter Blue coming to India soon: Twitter has not shared any details over its availability in India yet; however, it may arrive in the coming months as the platform enjoys huge popularity in the country. In a response to News18 over its India-specific availability, a Twitter spokesperson said, “We have not determined pricing for markets other than Australia and Canada just yet. We intend to learn from these first two markets, iterate and improve the product as we go along.”
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