Android users can finally form communities on Twitter

Four months after launching on iOS and the web, Twitter is bringing its Communities feature to Android. Android users can now participate in Communities via the Twitter app if they have upgraded to the newest version, according to the social media giant. A new Communities tab will appear in the user’s navigation bar whenever they join their first community.

Four months after launching on iOS and the web, Twitter is bringing its Communities feature to Android. Android users can now participate in Communities via the Twitter app if they have upgraded to the newest version, according to the social media giant. A new Communities tab will appear in the user’s navigation bar whenever they join their first community.

Twitter announced its plans to revamp and expand Communities earlier this month. According to the firm, all Communities are currently either invite-only or open to everyone. Twitter, on the other hand, is looking on a “request to join” feature that allows admins and moderators to approve or deny requests. It will also test a “Ranked Timeline,” in which users will see the most recent tweets from their Communities first, although they will still be able to view their timeline in chronological order.

Finally, Twitter says it is developing ways for people to express themselves in their Communities. It will look on how moderators may promote noteworthy content in their communities. Twitter will also experiment with ways for users and moderators to interact with one another through Q&As.

The Communities feature on Twitter complements the company’s attempts to court creator communities. Over the last year, the company has launched Super Follows, a premium subscription tool, Ticketed Spaces for its audio rooms, and Tip Jar, a one-time payment option.

Communities is Twitter’s answer to Facebook groups and Reddit subreddits, moving away from the traound specific topics in the app.

Though it’s debatable how successful Communities have been thus far. According to anecdotal data, most Communities aren’t very active, with part of the problem being that they’re generally outmoded and restricting, which goes against the app’s inherent incentive mechanisms.

Given that most frequent Twitter users have already created a list of people they want to hear from in their feeds, Communities doesn’t really serve a purpose in keeping up with your primary topics of interest. It could, of course, help you find new tweet discussions to join, potentially increasing your tweeting activity.