Twitter Launches Voice Tweets for iOS Users

For the past few weeks, Twitter has been trying and testing out a lot of new features. Be it the recent fleets, or a prompt to read before retweet, Twitter has been on a roll. Now the company is testing a feature that lets users tweet using their voice. Instead of expressing oneself in 280 characters, a user can record audio for 140 seconds and post it.

While composing a tweet user will be able to see an icon with wavelengths. This icon will allow users to tweet with their voice. The intention behind this feature is to add a more human touch to the way people use Twitter. “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 neighbourhood, 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. We can’t wait to see how people will use this to make their voices heard and add to the public conversation.” read the blog post mentioned.

Twitter even mentioned the steps to tweet a voice tweet :

1. Tap the Tweet compose icon 
2. Tap the voice icon 
3. Tap the red record button to begin recording your message, then tap Done when you’re finished.
4. You have the option to add Tweet text and/or start a thread with multiple Tweets. You can record up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds for each individual voice Tweet. If your message is longer than that, it will be automatically threaded up to 25 Tweets. 
5. When you’re ready, tap Tweet to send. 

This feature is coming out for limited iOS users initially, within a few weeks other iOS users can expect to get it too. No announcement to bring the feature to Android was made. Naturally, this announcement has led to a flurry of memes.  https://bit.ly/2UZfMhQ