Twitter is testing a “Snooze” button that allows you to pause push notifications from the mobile app for an allotted time.
Jane Manchun Wong, a tech blogger from Hong Kong, has revealed that Twitter is testing a new ‘Snooze’ button that lets you pause notifications.
Jane Manchun Wong tweeted
Twitter is testing Snooze feature, allowing users to pause notifications for 1 hour, 3 hours or 12 hours!
I wrote a blog for the first look of this unreleased feature https://t.co/EoNYaRHraQ
Tip @Techmeme pic.twitter.com/qm3aMM2Q00
— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) August 6, 2019
When a snooze time is set, users don’t receive push notifications from Twitter, but notifications still appear in the notifications tab. The feature is independent of any system-level notifications settings for the app, and can be disabled with another tap of the Snooze icon.
Snooze was discovered in Twitter’s Android app. The social media company often trials new features on one platform or in select territories before rolling them out globally if the testing phase is considered a success.
Twitter has been experimenting with ways to give more control to users as it works to create a “healthier service” through cutting down on abuse and spam.
While Twitter appears to be testing the feature, it remains unclear when, or even if, it plans to roll it out to users.
