X, the growing social media platform, is rolling out a promising new feature for its premium iOS users: advanced search filters. This innovation aims to significantly improve the search experience on the platform, by allowing users to sort and refine publications according to precise criteria.
Features and benefits of the new search filters
- Sort by date: Access the newest or oldest posts with one click.
- Filtering by language: Search for content in a specific language, promoting the discovery of international publications.
- Search by location: Explore posts geolocated to a specific region or city.
- Filtering by activity: Refine results by type of interaction, such as comments, likes or shares.
A deployment initially reserved for premium iOS users
Access to these new search filters is currently limited to premium users on iOS. This strategy is in line with recent decisions by X, which favors its paying subscribers for access to innovative features. However, it is plausible that the functionality will be extended to all users at a later date, as was the case for audio and video calls.
Towards an all-in-one social media platform
The introduction of these search filters is part of Elon Musk's vision for X, aiming to transform the platform into an “ all-in-one ” application similar to WeChat . This ambition is reflected in the addition of diversified functionalities, such as voice and video calls , payment services and, soon, the possibility of resuming the playback of videos where it was interrupted.
A controversial number of active users
The CEO of X claims that the platform has 500 million monthly active users. However, estimates from third-party companies like Statista put the figure lower, around 368 million. Elon Musk's acquisition of X and its move to private company status has made independent verification of this data more difficult.
Conclusion
As X designer Andrea Conway shares (via The Verge ), the implementation of advanced search filters on X for premium iOS users is a promising development. This functionality, associated with the development ambitions of the platform, suggests a future rich in innovations for X. The question of the real number of active users, however, remains a subject of debate.
