Twitter updates its live-streaming feature

With changing technological trends, Twitter is rolling out several updates that include live-streaming with friends as one of its unique features that have been lacking before.

Collaboration between Twitter and its live-streaming app-Periscope is taking a new turn altogether. Now, Twitter is testing its live-streaming feature. Similarly to Periscope’s recent update, Twitter will also allow its followers to participate in live streaming but in audio form only.

Who wants to see a new HIDDEN Twitter feature I just spotted?

It may be close to launching…?

Any guesses what it might be?

Clue: It’s video related.

— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) May 16, 2019

Twitter says you’ll be able to include up to three followers in addition to the host on a live stream. When somebody joins live streaming, the audience will only be able to hear audio from the guest’s account. The host will also able to remove joined follower from a live video and also follower can leave the streaming at any time. If anyone of the followers leaves or drops off, new ones can then be added to the live stream.

Kayvon Beykpour, Twitter’s head of product, said in a statement to Engadget

With this launch, we’re enabling richer conversations by allowing viewers to call in, like a talk show, and join with their voice, This makes live conversations even more fluid, and allows for new possibilities and ways people can have conversations.

Since this feature is not similar to a live-stream feature provided by its competitor Instagram and Facebook. That’s why it would be quite a new innovation in the field of live-streaming and audience engagement. So, let’s keep our fingers crossed and see how this will perform.