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Twitter is reportedly experimenting a new ‘News’ tab in its mobile apps for Android and iOS which will surface trending news items. This move by Twitter is an attempt to keep users engaged with the social network.
According to a report by BuzzFeed, this experimental feature will focus to make content easy to find and will be located at the centre of the apps navigation bar which will bring up a list of headlines currently trending on the platform. A Twitter spokesperson stated, “We’re experimenting with a news experience on iOS and Android as we continue to explore new ways to surface the best content to users”.
However, this is an experimental feature and not all users will access to it. Those few who do, can find the new News tab in the middle of their Twitter app’s bottom row of icons. Tapping the icon will bring up a lost of stories along with am image and associated tweets.
There is no time-frame provided as to when this feature will be available. However, if you wish to get an early look, you can down the beta program from here. The report pointed out that there are no ads that currently accompany the experiment but this new feature could have ‘significant revenue implications for the company if its implemented as a core platform feature.’
At the moment, the experiment only resides in Japan and is starting out with a list of pre-approved publishers. In addition, Twitter has also added four new Indian languagesnamely, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi and Tamil, to web as well as its Android app.
With the new update, Twitter will now support six Indian languages including Hindi and Bengali. In order to change the language, users will have to select the language of their choice from ‘Settings’ in the drop down menu on the profile. Android users will simply have to change the language settings on their mobile devices to any of these four languages.
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