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By Gadgets 360 Staff With Inputs From Reuters | Updated: 15 July 2021 12:17 IST

Clubhouse Backchannel Direct Messages Feature Launched as It Ventures Beyond Audio

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Clubhouse said it had added more than 8 million new s
The platform is also beta testing the Android version of its app
Clubhouse was launched in April 2020 as an iOS exclusive app

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Clubhouse social audio app launched a direct messaging feature on Wednesday called Backchannel to allow one-to-one and group text chats.

The platform shared the news on its Clubhouse sent its s messages via Backchannel itself to introduce the new feature.

My hat? Tipped
My mic? Flashed
My messaging? Direct.

After we unintentionally leaked their feature 5 times, here's our beloved engineering team introducing the new Clubhouse Backchannel ???? pic.twitter.com/3bPHeGxQaZ
— Clubhouse (@Clubhouse) July 14, 2021

The invite-only app, which saw explosive early growth during the Spotify pushing out similar audio chat services.

Clubhouse said it had added more than 8 million new s since launching on Android in late May. It said the ability to direct message was one of its most requested features.

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The platform is also iOS app. Clubhouse hasn't committed a date for the release of its Android app, but since it has rolled out a beta version, a stable version of the app can be expected to launch soon.

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Clubhouse was launched in April 2020 as an iOS exclusive app and has gained massive popularity ever since. It is now being rivalled by the likes of Fireside audio chat and podcasting app is expected to launch soon as well.

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