Elon Musk has started integrating the new features on platform X formally known as Twitter to make it a one-stop solution for everyone. The micro-blogging social media platform is now teasing a new video and audio call feature similar to Whatsapp.
The CEO Linda Yaccarino said in an interview with CNBC that while the payment feature is still in development, video calling support is coming soon to the platform. Here is everything you need to know about the video calling feature on X.
X (Twitter) Video Call Feature
As per the CNBC interview with X Corp. CEO Linda Yaccarino, the company is currently working on introducing new features in the bid to make X the Everything app for its users.
The CEO emphasised the importance of real-time interactions on a social media platform. Yaccarino compared X to a global town square, fuelled by free expression and where the public should be able to interact and gather in real time. The timeline for the rollout is yet to be known. It seems that this new feature will be available for all users.
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— Andrea Conway (@ehikian) July 7, 2023
She then confirmed that the video calling feature on X will not require users to provide their phone numbers. This is similar to Meta’s social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, which use the account name and IP to make video calls. The feature is already in the final stages of development since Yaccarino’s confirmation comes after an X employee shared the first glimpse of the feature.
Andrea Conway also recently shared a screenshot of the video calling interface on X. As you can see in the screenshots above, it appears to be an iOS interface.