New user interface for Android DMs released by Twitter

New Delhi: In comparison to iOS, Twitter's direct messaging (DM) capability on Android devices now features a new and enhanced user interface.

Users of the Android Twitter app can update to take advantage of the improved DM experience.

Twitter claimed to have recognised the need to enhance how users interact with DMs on Android-based smartphones.

According to TechCrunch, the update also includes a better composer, better tweet forwarding, context for message requests, and clearer read receipts.

The micro-blogging platform has also introduced improvements to the user interface's scrolling performance and responsiveness.

Now, when Android users open their DMs, they will no longer see the boxy design they're used to.

Twitter recently made changes to DMs, including the ability to DM a tweet to multiple people at once in individual chats.

In February, Twitter announced it was testing a new feature to let people send a DM straight from a tweet.

The test, however, alerted civil servants and public safety experts.

According to New York City public defender Eliza Orlins, offering a shortcut to your DMs could make users even more susceptible to harassment.

"Please don't do this. One extra step of having to go to someone's profile to send a DM cuts back on harassment," she reacted on Twitter.

This is almost never about "starting a conversation" when people are sending unsolicited DMs.

According to Twitter, the experiment is not changing the current settings of anyone's DMs.

With inputs from IANS