Twitter Officially Removes 140-Character Limit From Direct Messages - اخبار التقنية

ahlam1399 · #1 08-13-2015, 12:01 AM

Twitter Officially Removes 140-Character Limit From Direct Messages

Twitter today an**unced a major change to the way Direct Messages work on the Twitter platform, removing the 140-Character Limit that restricted the length of private messages. With the change, Twitter's Direct Message feature is on par with other chat and messaging apps, allowing for unrestricted conversation.

Twitter first an**unced its plan to remove the 140-Character Limit From Direct Messages in June, but the change began rolling out to users around the world today and will continue to become available to users over the next few weeks. The 140-Character Limit has been ******* across the Twitter platform, which encompasses the Twitter app for iOS, the Twitter app for Android, Twitter.com, TweetDeck, and Twitter for Mac.

While Twitter is largely a public experience, Direct Messages let you have private conversations about the memes, news, movements, and events that unfold on Twitter. Each of the hundreds of millions of Tweets sent across Twitter every day is an opportunity for you to spark a conversation about what's happening in your world. That's why we've made a number of changes to Direct Messages over the last few months. Today's change is a**ther big step towards making the private side of Twitter even more powerful and fun.

There are ** plans to remove the Limit From the public side of Twitter, so tweets will continue to be restricted to 140 characters. To get access to Direct Messages that have ** character limits, Twitter advises users to upgrade to the latest version of the company's apps.

Twitter for iOS can be downloaded From the App Store for free. [Direct Link]

Twitter for Mac can be downloaded From the Mac App Store for free. [Direct Link]

TweetDeck can be downloaded From the Mac App Store for free. [Direct Link]