Twitter has officially launched a new feature designed to keep users updated, according to a TechCrunch report.
The feature comes in the form of recaps of some of the tweets users "might have missed from accounts [they] follow," according to a Wednesday blog post by the social network.
Users of iOS devices can now see the feature, and it will be soon available on Android and the Web.
"A lot can happen while you're on the go. To fill in some of those gaps, we will surface a few of the best Tweets you probably wouldn't have seen otherwise, determined by engagement and other factors," the announcement, posted on Wednesday, reads.
Marked with a heading "While you were away," the recaps are based on the accounts users follow and topics that they have shown an interest in, according to News.com.au. Promoted tweets are not included in the recaps.
The amount of time users spend on Twitter determines the frequency in which the recaps appear, according to the announcement.
"If you check in on Twitter now and then for a quick snapshot of what's happening, you'll see the recap more often. If you spend a lot more time on Twitter already, you'll see it less," the post says.
The recap is the latest in a line of additions that Twitter has rolled out in a bid to have people use the service more often, according to CNET. The social network announced in Aug. a feature that would display tweets from accounts that users do not follow.
The recap is also the first Twitter feature that is non-chronological in nature, a characteristic that has been likened to that of Facebook's Newsfeed, which surfaces posts the social network deems interesting to users.
But Twitter says in its announcement that the recaps should not affect the real-time quality of tweets.
"Our goal is to help you keep up - or catch up - with your world, no matter how much time you spend on Twitter. With a few improvements to the home timeline we think we can do a better job of delivering on that promise without compromising the real time nature of Twitter," the blog post says.
