Twitter testing Clubhouse-like feature called Spaces on Android
Alarmed at the growing popularity of invite-only, audio-chat app
Clubhouse, several tech giants have begun to develop its rival and now, Twitter has finally
started testing 'Spaces' on Android.
The Twitter Spaces
tool is currently available on iOS Beta with a host of iOS-exclusive features
such as voice tweets, which is yet to arrive on Android devices.
According to a report in XDA Developers, some Android users have
started to reveal that the Spaces feature is working for them after installing
a specific beta version of the Twitter app.
Since a rollout for Android is yet to be announced, the feature is
"pretty rough around the edges" at the moment.
Currently, the feature is available as an early preview for a
select few Android users who are part of the app's beta programme.
In the feature, users can create a 'Space' that their followers
can join to participate in a conversation.
Anyone on Twitter can listen in on the conversation, though only
the host can control who gets to speak.
"The human voice can bring a layer of connectivity to Twitter
through emotion, nuance and empathy often lost in text," the official
account of Twitter Spaces said recently.
"We see this with voice Tweets and voice DMs. Sometimes 280
characters are not enough, and the voice gives people another way to join the
conversation".
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