The following step in Elon Musk’s plan to make X a one-stop “all the pieces app” is audio and video calling. The more and more unstable proprietor of the social media reposted a message, revealing some customers now have an early model of the characteristic.
Audio and video calling is presently accessible just for iOS customers. It’s accessible for individuals within the handle e-book (supplied it’s linked to the X account) and people who the consumer is following. There may be one other toggle, permitting solely verified customers (those that pay $8 per thirty days) to name you.
Customers, together with some with the essential blue tick, commented below the publish that they haven’t acquired the characteristic, even after an replace, suggesting the characteristic remains to be in A/B testing mode. There’s additionally no button to make a name, which means the perform is technically not truly working, X is simply laying the groundwork.
The characteristic ought to be accessible in Settings > Privateness & Security > Direct Messages > Allow audio & video calling. The help web page of X says solely Premium subscribers could have the power. Musk commented in a single consumer’s thread the calls are nonetheless “a beta product, however it’s promising”.
— X (@X) October 24, 2023
Bringing audio and video calls on X, previously often called Twitter, is an try and make customers transfer away from Meta’s providers like Fb Messenger, Instagram Direct or WhatsApp. There are additionally loads of different messaging platforms that provide audio and video calls, which is able to make X’s try and place itself on this particular market an uphill battle.
