The poll feature was uncovered by Jane Manchun Wong, an expert at finding unreleased features by reverse engineering apps.
According to the screenshot shared by Wong, LinkedIn will function much the same way as Twitter.
Users can create a question and up to four responses.
One important difference to note is that LinkedIn polls can last up to two weeks, while the maximum length of time for Twitter is seven days.
Other leading social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram, only last for 24 hours.
LinkedIn has not officially announced anything regarding this feature or when it will be released.
An Overview
The LinkedIn feature is being gradually rolled out to users, and will be widely available “soon.”
It’s a native feature, which means polls can be added to posts without the need for a third party application.
When the native LinkedIn Polls feature rolls out, users can create a poll from the post composer screen.
As the company states in one of several help documents – they can be used to gather marketing insights about trends and opinions, or simply to start a conversation.
“The LinkedIn Polls feature helps you engage with other members by asking them for their perspectives about various topics.
Polls help you understand trends and opinions and can be a great conversation starter.”
Poll Visibility
When creating you can adjust the visibility however you wish.
The default visibility setting is “anyone,” but other options include:
Anyone + Twitter – visible to anyone on both LinkedIn and Twitter.
Connections only – visible to 1st-degree connections
Group members – only visible to members of a group where the poll was shared.
Event attendees – visible to any attendee of a specific event.
Once the visibility for a poll is set, it can’t be changed.
Poll Duration
The duration can be set to any of the following options:
One day
Three days
One week
Two weeks
Insights
The author will be able to view who voted and how each person voted.
Authors can also view aggregate results displayed in a percentage format and the number of votes per option.
Mobile + Desktop Support
Polls can be created from the desktop homepage, as well as the LinkedIn app for iOS and Android.
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