TechSoftwareAppsTwitter Blue subscribers get a genuinely useful free upgradeIs it worth subscribing to be “verified” at last?When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSoftwareAppsTwitter Blue subscribers get a genuinely useful free upgradeIs it worth subscribing to be “verified” at last?When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Is it worth subscribing to be “verified” at last?
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Rik Henderson / Future)
(Image credit: Rik Henderson / Future)
Elon Musk has announced thatX Bluesubscribers can now download videos, albeit with one caveat.
Those who pay for X Blue (formerly Twitter Blue) “verification” can download any video posted on the social network as long as the content creator has enabled the option.
It’s another featureTwitterXhas added that’s hidden behind the X Blue paywall. The subscription plan also includes fewer adverts, the ability to edit posts, text formatting options, longer posts and video uploads, and SMS two-factor authentication.
It costs £9.60 per month to be an X Blue member in the UK, $8 in the US. If you subscribe via aniPhoneoriPad, it’ll cost you £11 / $11. Musk has claimed that he’s in discussion with Tim Cook to lowerApple’s extra fees, but we don’t expect much (if anything) to happen on that front soon.
One additional feature to arrive on the social platform in recent times is the ability to hide the stigma of being an X Blue subscriber, yet still enjoy the benefits. It is said that you can now choose not to display your Blue tick badge ofshamehonour.
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Additional features have been released for subscribers since and will likely continue for as long as the social network continues.
But, if you really want to continue to use X yet lament the loss of the Twitter bird icon, you can stillswap the new X app icon on your phone.
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