Twitter has released version 9.34.3 of its iOS client on the App Store. According to the release notes, users can purchase Twitter Blue for $7.99, which gives customers a blue tag “just like the celebrities, companies, and politicians you follow.” This method of getting the blue tick is still in its infancy, so it’s not surprising that it was initially only available in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.

If you’ve been following Twitter lately, you may have noticed that purchasing Twitter Blue also gives users other benefits. Other features currently being worked on are as follows – this is taken from the release notes:

Soon…

• Half ad and even better: For supporting Twitter in the fight against bots, we’ll reward you with half an ad and make the ad twice as relevant.
• Post longer videos: You can finally post longer videos on Twitter.
• Prioritize for quality content: Your content will be prioritized in replies, mentions, and searches. This helps reduce the visibility of scams, spam and bots.

It’s unclear if this update is currently only available for iOS users, as the Play Store release notes for Android haven’t mentioned Twitter Blue yet. Maybe the ability to register and get blue ticks is gradually kicking in to make sure nothing goes wrong during the app. Aside from cross-platform availability, it’s unclear when the service will roll out to the rest of the world. The release notes gave no indication of the company’s plans. Source