Twitter tests audio chat tool Spaces on Android in India

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<strong>After first testing its audio chat feature Spaces with a small group of people on iOS, Twitter on Tuesday said it is now expanding the test to Android users in India, to give them a chance to join, listen, and speak in live, host-moderated audio conversations.</strong></p>
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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 country.<br />
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In the feature, users can create a 'Space' that their followers can join to participate in a conversation.<br />
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Anyone on Twitter can listen in on the conversation, though only the host can control who gets to speak.<br />
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Twitter said it is working to give everyone the ability to create and host Spaces on both Android and iOS soon.<br />
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The move comes at a time when invite-only, audio-chat app Clubhouse is fast gaining popularity among the social media users.<br />
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Twitter first started testing the new way to bring the conversation to life with Spaces in December 2020.<br />
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The human voice can convey nuance, emotion and meaning often lost in the text. It can add a layer of empathy that humanises public conversation.<br />
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Spoken-word, therefore, feels like a natural extension to the existing text-based formats on Twitter.<br />
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While voice Tweets opened the door for expression using audio on Twitter, voice messages in Direct Messages (DMs) experiment give people another way to express themselves in private conversations.<br />
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Now, Twitter is testing Spaces.</p>
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<em>(IANS)</em></p>