Twitter: Pin-up to 6 DM chat threads on Android, iOS, and Web now
To pin a conversation on the best Android phones, you just need to press and hold the message you want to save.
In major update the popular micro-blogging site Twitter has started rolling out pinned direct messages to everyone on Android, iOS, and the web. It is now rolling out a feature to pin up to six conversations, which will then always appear above your other messages.
"Keep your fave DM convos easily accessible by pinning them. You can now pin up to six conversations that will stay at the top of your DM inbox. Available on Android, iOS, and web," the company wrote on Twitter.
To pin a conversation on the best Android phones, you just need to press and hold the message you want to save. The Pin Conversation is expected to appear above others options. On the web, the option will appear via the three-dot menu when you hover over a conversation in your inbox.
Twitter is also rolling out its new bot labels that will let bot accounts to include a label to show they are automated. Everyone who is running a bot account on Twitter can add a label to make it clear the tweets are automated.
The company started testing the label in September and is now rolling it out globally. Some bot accounts focus on things like emoji mashups, breaking news and weather updates.
In related news, Twitter recently announced to expand the beta of its Safety Mode feature. Twitter’s Safety Mode feature lets users temporarily autoblock accounts that send them harmful or abusive tweets. The feature was first introduced to a small set of users in September last year.
The 'Safety Mode' tool is now available in beta for more users across English-speaking markets, including the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, the news agency IANS reported.
"Remember when we began testing a new feature called Safety Mode? After months of feedback from beta users, we're excited to expand this to some of you in several new English-speaking markets to gain more feedback and insights," Twitter posted on Tuesday.
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