New Features for Twitter Spaces Include Access to Analytics for Hosts

Twitter continues to add new features to its Spaces live audio platform, and the social network has now announced yet another update that will give users even more options to engage with one another.

Analytics Feature for Hosts and Co-Hosts

Spaces hosts and co-hosts can now view analytics on both iOS and Android platforms, according to Twitter.

For example, TechCrunch explained that hosts and co-hosts may now see how many total live listeners tuned in, how many times the broadcast was replayed, and how many individuals spoke throughout the Space. With this, hosts will be able to better plan their audio content and know how many people they're reaching via analytics.

However, as per The Economic Times, co-hosts may have access problems for analytics for now but the social media platform said it is working on it. In March, the analytics functionality was made accessible to a small group of hosts as a test, but it is now available to all hosts and co-hosts on the platform.

Tweeting out a Space Card, Other Features

Twitter, as per a TechCrunch report, is testing a feature that will tweet out a Space card once hosts start a Space. The new feature, according to the social media platform, will make it easier for users to interact with and share Spaces. Users should be able to view and engage in conversations more easily with the new feature, which is currently available on both iOS and Android.

With this new functionality, hosts won't have to manually link to their Spaces in a tweet to promote them when they first create one. Users will be able to follow Spaces hosts more easily as well. When a Space has concluded, users will be able to see a list of the co-hosts and speakers and choose to follow them. The new feature is currently available on both iOS and Android.

TechCrunch also reported that users will also be able to learn more about the Spaces that appear at the top of their timeline. The purple card at the top of your timeline currently does not provide much information on a specific Space. Some Android users will see extra information in the Space bar starting today, including who's hosting, what topics are involved, who's shared a tweet, and more.

To round out the Spaces offering, Twitter has been providing new functionalities over the last few months. The company has just begun testing a new feature that enables select hosts to share 30 seconds of audio from recorded Spaces through Twitter.

The social media platform is also working on a feature called Spaces Recordings, which would allow hosts to post tweets with audio recordings from previous Spaces.

9to5Mac noted that Twitter had already announced earlier this year that anyone having a link to the live audio chat could share audio clips from Spaces. It was also reported that the company corporation is also working on a new podcast platform.