Twitter introduces group messaging and video features to mobile apps

Rolling out bit by bit, Twitter is introducing more new features to its mobile apps. For Android and iOS, both will be getting a new Group Messages feature. This means you can converse privately with people in a chat room and you don’t have to be following someone to start or engage in a group conversation with them.

You’re also getting a new video camera feature that will let you capture, edit and upload 30 seconds of video within the app. You can also post the video into the Group or Direct Messages. iOS users will be able to upload clips from their camera roll, the feature will reportedly make its way to Android soon. These new features will be rolling out to new users in the coming days.

Source: MacRumors

Twitter brings Bing-powered translation tool to app

Introducing yet another Twitter tool, the microblogging site has integrated a translation tool into its Android app and Web version. The tool is powered by Microsoft Bing. You can now read tweets from languages you don’t understand. All you need to do is tap on the globe icon within the tweet and then you’re all set. It currently supports over 40 languages. You can opt out of the feature if it bothers you.

We're introducing Tweet translation with @Bing Translator so you can read Tweets in multiple languages: https://t.co/RuraBeYa5S

— Twitter (@twitter) January 22, 2015

Source: Twitter | Via: Android Central

Twitter brings Recap feature to Canada

We earlier reported that Twitter is bringing a “while you’re away” feature to its apps. Now, the recap feature is available in Canada for iOS users. It will show you a summary of sorts of top tweets users made while you’re away. If you only occasionally check Twitter, you will see the recap more often. It is meant to help users catch up with what’s going on in the service. The feature will also be making its way to Android as well as the web version soon.

Source: Twitter

Xpire brings ‘disappearing’ posts to Twitter on Android

Having messages disappear after an amount of time isn’t exactly new. But that has usually been the arena of the likes of Snapchat. But there is an app that wants to bring that ephemeral quality to social media. Xpire has been available on iOS but now makes its way to Android. It’ll bring the “self-destructing” posts to Twitter first. It offers you the opportunity to put expiration dates on your social media posts and even track back to previous posts via a search feature to get rid of those, too.

While it might be weird to be bringing ephemeral sharing to social networks, Xpire is hoping to tap into the younger market that uses Snapchat. Teens like to use Facebook in different ways that reduce the risk of content permanence and any drama these might cause. They hope to pull in more users to engage with the app daily instead of using it for “social cleansing” of sorts as well as use it to have more control over the time you spent on these networks.

Source: TechCrunch | Download: Google Play Store (Free)