{"id":280524,"date":"2021-06-22T09:03:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T06:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/clubhouse-accidentally-leaked-its-backchannel-for-dms-feature\/"},"modified":"2021-06-22T09:03:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T06:03:50","slug":"clubhouse-accidentally-leaked-its-backchannel-for-dms-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/clubhouse-accidentally-leaked-its-backchannel-for-dms-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"#Clubhouse accidentally leaked its Backchannel for DMs feature"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Clubhouse accidentally leaked its Backchannel for DMs feature<\/strong>”
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While Clubhouse is very popular among live-audio social<\/a> network enthusiasts, it lacks one major feature users would give anything for: direct messages.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s annoying when you\u2019re engaged in a lively room, and want to connect to someone, you have to go to their profile, find their Twitter or Instagram handle and message them there. That\u2019s probably about to change.<\/p>\n

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Clubhouse accidentally leaked its under-development chat feature called Backchannel. This UI element disapp<\/a>eared very quickly after some users noticed it, so we don\u2019t know much\u00a0about how it\u2019ll supposedly work. Check out the video in the tweet below for a glimpse of the feature.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wow looks like accidental update of @clubhouse<\/a> enabled in app backchannel & switch of side bar & full experience. <\/p>\n

Seems it\u2019s rolled back now but from what I saw it was beautiful!! <\/p>\n

On stage > move to hallway > hit arrow > back channel popped up! @jowyang<\/a>@GaryLHenderson<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/5bJfVlg7t5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Brian Fanzo \ud83e\udde2 Keynote Speaker $ADHD (@iSocialFanz) June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The company\u2019s founder had previously mentioned the possibility of building a DM backchannel in a townhall room<\/a>. He said that the company has to think about making \u201csure that the feature enhances the experience rather than taking away from the experience.\u201d Potentially, he\u2019s referring to a scenario where users may send unsolicited messages to others.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a comment where @pdavison<\/a> mentions the need for a backchannel of sorts (where people can DM each other) for @Clubhouse<\/a> during a recent town hall.<\/p>\n

\/via @_SimonLau<\/a> cc @morqon<\/a>@BryanMenegus<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/qTwTDN6GZU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chris Messina (@chrismessina) June 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We\u2019ve asked Clubhouse for a comment, and we\u2019ll update the story if we hear back.<\/p>\n

This new development comes days after Spotify launched its own real-time conversation app called Greenroom. Incidentally, that app has a chat feature that lets you connect with another person in the app via text. With the number of live audio apps rising, Clubhouse wouldn\u2019t want to miss out on critical features like this and potentially lose users early in this game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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