Twitter is testing a new cropping tool - Spaces..
Twitter has begun testing a new cropping tool for its Live Spaces feature, the company announced this week.
Hosts selected via iOS can now clip 30 seconds of audio from recorded spaces to share with others on Twitter.
All iOS users can now watch and listen to clips within the timeline, while Android and web users will have access soon.
The company also plans to roll out the cropping functionality to all users in the future, not just hosts.
"There is no limit to the number of audio clips that can be created. They remain on the platform for 30 days," a Twitter spokesperson said, adding that "currently everyone on iOS can watch and listen to Spaces clips on their timeline."
He also explained: “People via Android and the web version receive the feature as well,” noting: “We are monitoring comments and plan to extend the cropping functionality to everyone on Twitter in the near future.”
Increase interest in space
Hosts are able to create audio clips from the recorded spaces that can be shared via a tweet and that also link to the full recording.
The new tool also represents a way for hosts to increase interest in spaces while highlighting specific parts of a broadcast without having to share an entire recording.
Many features
Clubhouse, the social audio app that propelled the launch of Spaces, rolled out the crop feature last September.
This feature allows live listeners in public rooms to crop the last 30 seconds of audio and share it anywhere. It can also be shared on other social media platforms.
It is noteworthy that Twitter over the past few months has brought many features to the Live Voice Rooms Spaces to enhance the product. The company is working on Spaces Recordings, a feature that allows hosts to share tweets with audio recordings of past spaces.
Know the number of listeners
Earlier this year, the company gave hosts who shared recorded spaces the ability to see how many listeners had joined the live broadcast, as well as how many people had replayed the recording after the session ended.
Live audio has also grown in popularity amid the pandemic as people around the world have been confined to their homes.
However, with restrictions lifted in many countries and in-person events returning, companies that offer live audio room capabilities such as Twitter and Clubhouse are looking to retain users by launching new features.