Xpire brings ‘disappearing’ posts to Twitter on Android

Having messages disappear after an amount of time isn’t exactly new. But that has usually been the arena of the likes of Snapchat. But there is an app that wants to bring that ephemeral quality to social media. Xpire has been available on iOS but now makes its way to Android. It’ll bring the “self-destructing” posts to Twitter first. It offers you the opportunity to put expiration dates on your social media posts and even track back to previous posts via a search feature to get rid of those, too.

While it might be weird to be bringing ephemeral sharing to social networks, Xpire is hoping to tap into the younger market that uses Snapchat. Teens like to use Facebook in different ways that reduce the risk of content permanence and any drama these might cause. They hope to pull in more users to engage with the app daily instead of using it for “social cleansing” of sorts as well as use it to have more control over the time you spent on these networks.

Source: TechCrunch | Download: Google Play Store (Free)