Twitter to Add a Podcast Tab? Here's What You Need to Know

New Twitter leaks suggest that a podcast feature is coming soon to the app's bottom menu bar. This reveal made fans curious about its relation to Twitter Spaces.

Twitter user Jane Manchun Wong shared the details for this exciting new leak. The data miner posted a screenshot of a new Twitter app UI that features a microphone icon on the menu bar. When clicked, users would be redirected to a page called "Podcasts."

Unfortunately for fans, not many other details were revealed for this feature. So fans are left to speculate on the possible changes in the system.

Twitter Leaks: The Podcast Tab

Note that the screenshot does not indicate anything about how the podcasts will be displayed. So some speculate it can appear like chat rooms, messages, or even hashtag pages.

For reference, Cambridge Dictionary describes a podcast as a "radio program that is stored in a digital form that you can download from the internet and play on a computer." This ideally means audio-only chatrooms that mix the use of messages and audio calls.

Some podcasts have a listener-to-speaker interactions while others feature a listen-only program for interested fans. Taking these ideas into consideration, it is exciting to see how Twitter plans to expand its utility to other forms of communication.

Twitter Podcast Tab Explained

It is worth emphasizing that Twitter already features one online tool similar to podcasts. This is the Twitter Spaces which launched in 2020.

pointed out that Twitter might incorporate its Spaces on the podcast platform. Notably, the audio-only chatrooms might fit well in this type of system. So this implies that Twitter Spaces and Podcasts will work together to emphasize each other's functions.

This issue is especially obvious with recorded Spaces because these audio files only last for 30 days. In comparison, podcasts are supposed to be audio files that people can listen to at their leisure.

Some fans hope that the incoming podcast will introduce longer and permanent video formants to Twitter systems.

The Verge notably tried to reach out to Twitter for a comment about the leak but unfortunately received no reply.

Other Details about Twitter Podcast

It is worth mentioning that Twitter is deeply invested in the idea of podcasts, especially since they decided to acquire the social podcast platform Breaker last year, per TechCrunch. So this teases a lot of potential for the rumored Twitter podcasts.

However, keep in mind that this is still a leak. Since Jane Manchung Wong has no history of Twitter leaks, it is hard to validate the screenshot posted.

So readers are recommended to take this information with a pinch of salt and some level of skepticism. For now, fans should wait for the official update which should drop from Twitter. Hopefully, the podcast feature will be revealed in the coming months.