X rolls out new search filters, starting with premium subscribers on iOS

X rolls out new search filters, starting with premium subscribers on iOS،

If you're an X premium user, get ready to be in for a treat as the social media platform is rolling out another update to make the experience on the app more convenient.

As shared by X designer Andrea Conway (via The edge), X introduces new search filters, with premium iOS users benefiting from this feature first. This feature allows users to sort posts based on criteria such as date, language, location, post activity, etc.

The new search filters will improve the convenience of searching on the platform. However, like many recent updates and new features, it will be limited to paid users, at least for now. What do I mean? Well, just recently, X started rolling out audio and video calling to all its users, even though the feature was initially only available to premium users. Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, he has been working to transform the platform into an “all-in-one app” like the Chinese app WeChat. WeChat serves as an instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment platform. The former Twitter is making progress in this direction, having recently obtained its 15th money transfer license, which paves the way for the introduction of new payment features.

And to better compete with video streaming services, a new feature is in the works on X that lets you pick up where you left off in videos, much like what you get with YouTube Premium.

X's CEO claims the app has 500 million monthly active users. However, third-party data analytics companies like Statist estimates a lower figure, around 368 million monthly active users. Since X went private following Elon Musk's acquisition, it is no longer required to publicly disclose user data, making it difficult to independently verify the numbers.