Chennai: Twitter today said it is testing voice messages in direct messages (DMs) or voice messages in India.

The experiment will be rolled out in phases to Indian audiences, making India one of three countries to have access to the feature alongside Brazil and Japan.

Each voice message can be upto 140 seconds long and can help people chat quickly, the microblogging site said.

In a statement, Manish Maheshwari, managing director, Twitter India, said, “India is a priority market for Twitter and that is why we are constantly testing new features and learning from people’s experience on the service here.”

She added: “We are excited to bring the voice messages in DMs experiment to the country and give people a new way to express themselves and help them connect through the nuances, emotion, and empathy built by hearing someone’s voice.”