Twitter is testing an Edit Tweet feature

Editable tweets have been a long-requested feature among Twitter's most vocal users. Currently, when a Tweet is sent, it can only be deleted and resent to change what was said.

The new Edit Tweet feature would allow a user to edit a Tweet "a few times" within 30 minutes. An edited Tweet will be clearly marked as edited with a button that users can press to view the edit history.

Twitter says the time limit and version history play an important role in protecting the integrity of the conversation. Having a publicly accessible record of what was said will keep bad actors in check.

If this feature sounds familiar, it is because Apple is introducing a similar edit function to iMessage in iOS 16. Users will have 30 minutes to make as many as five edits to a message, which will include the history for all recipients to view.

Later in September, the test will expand to Twitter Blue subscribers. The test will be localized to a single unspecified country at first and expand.

Twitter Blue is a paid subscription that gives users access to premium features like ad-free articles, thread reader mode, and a send Tweet timer that acts as a buffer to prevent sending typos. It costs $4.99 per month, which was recently increased from $2.99.