X takes on WhatsApp, introduces audio and video calling features

By siliconindia  |  Thursday, 26 October 2023, 10:38 IST

X takes on WhatsApp, introduces audio and video calling features
In a bid to take on Meta-owned WhatsApp, Elon Musk-owned X Corp has started to roll out support for audio and video calls. Several X (formerly Twitter) users received a notification while opening the social media app that read, “Audio and video calls are here” There’s also a new “Enable audio and video calling” toggle within the app’s settings. It says you can “turn the feature on and then select who you’re comfortable using it with”. 
"Early version of video and audio calling on X". posted Musk. X teased users with a cryptic post saying, “ready for it” before the new feature started appearing. The new feature allows audio and video calls from people in your address book, people you follow, verified users, or all of the three options. X CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed last month that video calls would arrive on the platform as part of its transition into an “everything app”. The X CEO said that soon, “you’ll be able to make video chat calls without having to give your phone number to anyone on the platform”.
Musk always wanted Twitter to become "an everything app" like China's WeChat. X will soon roll out two new paid premium tiers and one of those tiers with ads will cost lower than the current $8 a month. The other tier will be a more expensive one, which will remove all ads, the billionaire said. “Two new tiers of X Premium subscriptions are launching soon. One is lower cost with all features, but no reduction in ads, and the other is more expensive but has no ads”.

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