American social network company Twitter has introduced voice messages to direct messages as a new feature for users in India, Brazil, and Japan.
The new feature allows users to send a voice DM (Direct Message) or a voice clip to the Twitter contact. Voice DMs extends the ability to send voice notes as direct messages or DMs from voice tweets that the company had introduced last year. And just like for voice tweets, each voice DM can be a maximum of 140 seconds long. The test feature is being made available for both Android and iOS users.
As per a Twitter report, this voice messages feature will be launched in a phased manner, so it is conceivable that some of the users won’t see the feature appear immediately.
The Verge reported that to utilise this new feature, a user has to simply open the chatbox of the concerned contact, tap on the voice icon placed in the bottom right corner and begin recording. Once a user has recorded the voice message, he should next tap on the stop icon to wrap up.
The user likewise will have the alternative to hearing the audio of voice messages prior to sending and erasing it. After the approval, the last step will be to tap on the send icon to send it.
Manish Maheshwari, managing director of Twitter India, upon the announcement of the feature, said, “India is a priority market for Twitter and that is why we’re constantly testing new features and learning from people’s experience on the service here.”
Twitter says that the new feature will give users more ways to express themselves and create a more human experience for storytellers and listeners alike.
Adding to this very aspect, Alex Ackerman-Greenberg, product manager for direct messages at Twitter, added, “We hope letting people record and send voice messages as DMs will enhance their conversational experience by adding convenience and expression.” Twitter had first introduced audio messaging on its platform with Voice Tweets in June last year. It allows users to send voice notes as tweets with or without accompanying text.
