Users of X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, will be able to make video and audio calls through the platform without having to share their phone number, owner Elon Musk said in a post Thursday, in the latest expansion of services as he seeks to create an “everything app.”
Elon Musk has shared a post on X revealing a few details about video and audio calling on X. The first thing he mentioned is that X video and audio calling feature will work on Android, iOS, Mac, and PC. It is unknown if all these platforms will be supported from day one or if it will be a gradual expansion process.
HIGHLIGHTS
- X will work as a global address book for video and audio calling.
- The exact release timeline for X audio and video calling features is unknown.
- An X designer recently shared screenshots of the app’s calling interface.
We first heard about the video and audio calling feature being under development for X last month. It was revealed by the new X CEO Linda Yaccarino in a conversation with CNBC. An X designer Andrea Conway also shared screenshots showing how the calling interface would look. She showed users would be able to initiate audio or video calls from within DMs by tapping the phone icon in the top right corner.
An exact release timeline for X video and audio calling features is yet to be revealed. But with Musk’s latest post, it seems to be right around the corner and could be in the last stages of internal testing.
If we talk about what else has happened at X in recent times, TweetDeck has officially been renamed to X Pro. It has also been made a paid feature available only to X Premium subscribers. The company has started sharing ad revenue with verified account users and it recently eased eligibility requirements.
