Twitter’s Android app has lagged behind its iOS counterpart for years, however at the least in a technique, the 2 shoppers might quickly be on equal footing. In a noticed by , Jane Manchun Wong, who’s recognized for reverse engineering apps to search out new options earlier than they’re launched, mentioned the corporate is engaged on permitting Android customers to freely choose textual content inside tweets. That’s one thing Twitter’s iOS shopper has allowed you to do for some time.

The discovery initially result in some confusion amongst Android customers as a handful of gadgets already help you try this. For occasion, Google’s Pixel telephones include a function referred to as that lets you choose textual content from any display screen for copying and pasting, however as former XDA Developers editor and Android skilled Mishaal Rahman factors out, that instrument isn’t accessible in every single place. “Apart from Google Pixels, I don’t know if any other devices have it,” he in response to a query from one developer who thought Twitter already supported textual content choice on Android.

We’re reached out to Twitter to search out out when the corporate plans to roll out the function to Android customers. It’s unusual that it took Twitter so lengthy so as to add one thing so easy, however now that it’s on its manner, Android customers are positive to understand it.