(Pocket-Lint) – Twitter offers a paid subscription service called Twitter Blue. It has premium features such as the ability to undo tweets. Since its re-launch in June 2021, it has been launched in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, but will roll out more widely in the future. Here’s what you need to know.
What is Twitter Blue?
Twitter Blue is a service you can subscribe to – for a set monthly fee – to unlock additional features in the Twitter mobile app.
Where is Twitter Blue available?
Twitter Blue has been launched in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
How much does Twitter Blue cost?
A Twitter Blue subscription costs 2.99 USD, $ 3.49 CAD, $ 4.49 NZD or $ 4.49 AUD per month.
How to sign up for Twitter Blue
It’s easy to subscribe to Twitter Blue.
- Open the Twitter mobile app on your device.
- Navigate to the profile menu
- Tap the blue blue on Twitter.
- Tap the blue subscribe button for 8 / mo.
- Follow the in-app payment prompt to complete your purchase.
You can check your subscription status. Go to Profile Menu> Twitter Blue. When you are listed you will see an active status badge with a green check.
What’s included with Twitter Blue?
Twitter Blue subscribers get access to the following features:
- Bookmark folder: Subscribers can organize their saved tweets
- Undo tweet: Customers have up to 30 seconds to click ‘Undo’ before posting your tweet
- Reader mode: Turn long tweet threads into “easy-to-read text”
- Advantages: Subscribers will also get special benefits
- Customizable app icon for a device’s home screen
- Funny color theme for Twitter app
- Dedicated Subscription Customer Support Access
- Labs: Offers initial access to test features before becoming available to everyone
- Long video upload
- NFT profile picture
- Pinned conversation
The initial set of features was created based on the feedback Twitter received from its “power Twitter community”. The company says it is launching its “first iteration” of its subscription service and plans to hear feedback and create more features and benefits for customers over time. It is hoped that the initial rollout phase will help it gain a deeper understanding of “what will make your Twitter experience more customized”.
How to customize the features of Twitter Blue
After you sign up for Twitter Blue, you’ll be able to customize your Twitter Blue features from the Twitter Blue subscription page.
For example, you can adjust your tweet undo expiration time to 30 seconds or less. You can choose how your Twitter app icon will appear on your phone with one of several color options. You can also choose the color of the theme. Just navigate to the Twitter Blue menu and start playing.
Adjust undo tweets, color themes and app icons
- From the Profile menu, tap Twitter Blue
- Tap Properties Settings. Select the features you want to customize:
- Undo tweet 8
- Color theme
- App icon
Learn more about how each of these customization options works Twitter support page here.
Turn reader mode on / off
One of the features you can’t customize from the Twitter Blue menu is Reader Mode. To enable or disable it, you need to do it from a tweet ৷
- Go to the top right of the tweet description.
- To turn on this feature, tap the Reader Mode icon
- Tap the Reader Mode icon to turn off the feature.
Create and use a bookmark folder
If you want to create a bookmark folder, you can do so from the home timeline or profile in the Twitter app.
Home timeline
- From a tweet, tap the share icon and select Add Tweet to Bookmark
- Tap the Add Blue button to the folder
Profile
- Tap Bookmark.
- Tap the new folder icon at the bottom of the bookmarks page.
- Enter a name for your folder.
- Tap Create.
Now, to add a tweet to your bookmarks folder, simply tap the share tweet icon at the bottom of the tweet and then select Add to Folder from the row of options. You may have to swipe to see the full list of options. Easy!
Want to know more?
Check out Official Twitter Blue Support Hub! Twitter blog post announcing the feature is also available Here.
Written by Maggie Tillman. Edited by Max Freeman-Mills.
