Twitter is reportedly working on a vibe check feature

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Jane Manchun Wong, a researcher and reverse engineer with a track record of leaking upcoming app updates, spotted a feature that could allow users to set a status.

The field above the composer box is shown in the Screenshots shared by Wong. There are five pre-set vibes, none of which sound fun, such as shopping grocery and driving highway.

Twitter is working on “Set a status” in Tweet Composer, codenamed “Vibe”



You can think of it as something similar to Instagram Threads app’s Status pic.twitter.com/TGXH4uVe8Z

— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) April 22, 2022

Wong compares the status feature to Facebook's status feature, which is appended to posts.

Each post could have its own vibe, or it could be on a profile level with the status appearing on the profile view. When attending a conference or live-tweeting from an event, users often change their display name to indicate what they are doing, so a profile-level status could mimic that practice.

Wong's profile picture was shared with The Verge and shows a fake status with mock data below her display name.

It's not clear when the feature will go live, but it's still unclear. If custom statuses become an option, there will be a lot of questions, like what kind of statuses will be allowed and how the bad vibes will be moderated.