Twitter gets unofficial messenger app

Twitter gets unofficial messenger app

PanARMENIAN.Net - Twitter is yet to follow Facebook's lead by spinning off direct messages into a standalone service, but now users can do just that with the help of a third-party app, Digital Spy reports.

Direct Messenger for iOS is a Twitter-flavoured version of Facebook Messenger, allowing users to DM in peace without distractions from their timeline.

As this is not an official app from Twitter, there are a few compatibility issues since the microblogging giant imposes API restrictions on third-party developers.

Text pings back and forth just fine, but web users who receive animated emoji sent from the app will see only a static symbol, while images are converted into web links.

Twitter has not confirmed any plans to launch a standalone messaging service of its own, but did open up DMs recently by removing the 140-character limit.

Direct Messenger is available as a free download from the App Store.

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