Twitter launches prototype app Twttr on iOS to test new features

Twitter has started rolling out a prototype app called Twttr. The app would be served as a platform to experiment with new ideas, features that users may like and eventually may add on Twitter.

The company is currently testing the app and has launched it for the first group of beta testers who had previously signed up. Twitter would use the app to have conversations with its users to discuss and get suggestions on various features that can be added on its primary platform. One such feature is ‘reply’ which has colour-coded messages. When users tweet, they would get their initial responses in grey whereas replies from followers would be in blue.

Our prototype app, twttr, launches to the first group of participants today. #LetsHaveAConvo about new features to build a better Twitter together.

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— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) March 11, 2019

There is also no retweet or like buttons. Users would need to tap on the tweet to make engagements like liking the tweet, sharing or retweeting it.

The beta app is currently available only through Apple’s TestFlight program wherein Twitter has invited a few thousand English and Japanese speakers, and beta users can discuss changes with them, reported TechCrunch. Users who are interested in being part of the beta program can still sign up. For this, iPhone users need to download the TestFlight app on their device after which Twitter will send an invite from the app. Once the instructions are followed, the Twttr app would get installed.