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By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 22 June 2021 12:56 IST

Clubhouse Private Text Messaging Feature Revealed by Screenshots

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Highlights

Backchannel feature looks to allow s to text each other
Clubhouse says they can’t comment on potential features
There is no clarity on when it will roll out to all s

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Clubhouse seemingly rolled out a new Backchannel feature briefly, which would allow s to chat via text messages. Clubhouse is known for its audio chat rooms and this text feature looks to be an addition to the core functionality. This was revealed via a notification that s took screenshots of, but has not been made available yet. This comes at a time where the competition for live audio rooms is heating up. After Twitter launched Spaces, Facebook introduced Live Audio Rooms recently and Spotify introduced Greenroom.

Several Clubhouse Clubhouse. It allowed for all participants in a room to chat via text, in addition to the live audio chat. s got notifications from Clubhouse saying that Backchannel had been enabled and a new arrow button was showing up in the hallway. However, the Backchannel feature didn't seem to work for s and isn't visible on the app as of now.

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Clubhouse told The Verge, “As part of our product building process, Clubhouse regularly explores and tests potential features. These functions sometimes become part of the app, sometimes they don't. We do not comment on potential features.”

Facebook's answer to Clubhouse – was also launched last week allowing s to live discussions or to host their own.

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