Twitter is known for testing and introducing tons of features to improve the user experience. It recently started testing emoji reactions and even an edge-to-edge Twitter feed. But that’s not all. The micro-blogging platform is now testing a feature inspired by TikTok. It is revealed that the Twitter app is testing a vertical feed for users to scroll through various trending and personalized videos.
The company, via its Support Twitter account, announced that it is testing the TikTok-like vertical video format for its Explore section for select Android and iOS users who use the app in English. The feature entirely redesigns the Explore section of the app and offers you a vertically-scrollable video feed with dedicated “For You” and “Trending” tabs for users.
checks Explore tabIf it’s looking different, then you’re in our latest test: a new Explore experience to help you discover the best content that’s trending. Available in certain countries for some of you who use Twitter in English on Android and iOS. pic.twitter.com/PGQwMT8r8B— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) December 8, 2021
With the new Explore Page, Twitter is aiming to offer an easy-to-use content format for users to explore various topics and videos. It can also help users discover more topics on the app. To recall, this isn’t the first time Twitter has copied a feature. It recently introduced Spaces, a copy of the audio-focused social app Clubhouse and the now-dead Fleets feature, copied from Snapchat Stories. But, it remains to be seen whether or not this new copied feature works for the platform.
