Twitter reportedly prepares to launch its Bitcoin failover feature on devices running Android OS
According to Jane Manchun Wong, a Hong Kong-based technology researcher famous for discovering hidden features in popular apps, social media giant Twitter appears to be testing Bitcoin tipping on Android devices.
Wong shared a screenshot that supposedly shows the beta of the feature.
Twitter started allowing its users to tip creators after launching its “tip jar” service in May. Initially, it was only possible to send money with the help of centralized payment providers, such as Venmo, PayPal and, of course, Square’s Cash app.
Lightning Network-powered Bitcoin payments were then added to Twitter beta in late August.
As reported by U.Today, Twitter officially announced support for Bitcoin for iOS devices on September 23, gradually rolling out the new service to all devices.
The company said that the Bitcoin tipping feature would come to Android users “soon,” without specifying the exact timeline.
The technology behind the new service is provided by the Strike crypto payment processor.
Given that smartphones running the Android operating system boast a market share of 72%, the addition of Bitcoin tips is likely to boost the cryptocurrency’s wider adoption.
The NFT function
Additionally, Twitter is working on adding support for non-fungible token (NFT) authentication, according to its announcement released in late September.
The feature will make it possible for users to show off their NFTs on the social media platform.
A screenshot posted by Wong shows that the social media giant is currently testing a dedicated collectibles tab.
On top of that, its mobile app will make it possible to view NFTs and read details about them.
