While Clubhouse's messaging feature was not a secret, the company has officially announced the launch of its chat feature. Clubhouse, the incredibly popular audio-based social media app, launched the ‘Backchannel’ feature on July 14.

“My hat? Tipped. My mic? Flashed. My messaging? Direct. After we unintentionally leaked their feature 5 times, here's our beloved engineering team introducing the new Clubhouse Backchannel,” Clubhouse’s official handle tweeted.

My hat? TippedMy mic? FlashedMy messaging? Direct.

After we unintentionally leaked their feature 5 times, here's our beloved engineering team introducing the new Clubhouse Backchannel