Twitter (X) opens its voice and video calling feature to everyone

Twitter (X), which is on its way to becoming a Super App, will open some of the features it only offers to users who purchase premium memberships to everyone. According to the information announced, Twitter (X) will also offer the voice and video calling feature to standard users.

Twitter (X) opens its voice and video calling feature to everyone

X Premium (formerly known as Twitter Blue) is described as a paid subscription system that offers users more features such as editing posts, uploading longer videos, and text formatting. However, users who purchase premium memberships have more reach with their posts and see fewer ads.

Last year, X introduced a new feature that allows users to make and receive voice and video calls, just like apps such as FaceTime and WhatsApp. This feature, which has been limited to premium subscribers for a while, is being made available to more users.

According to the information shared by X engineer Enrique Barragan, it has gradually started to offer voice and video calling features to those who do not subscribe to X Premium. This feature is located directly in the message box and works similarly to other applications that support calls, such as WhatsApp and Instagram.

The feature caused controversy when it was announced, as some users didn’t seem too happy with the idea of ​​receiving calls from people they didn’t know. Fortunately, users can control who can call them and even turn off the calling feature.

You can follow the steps below to change voice and video call settings via the application:

• Open app X
• Click on your profile picture above
• Click on the settings and privacy tab
• Select the privacy and security menu
• Go to direct messages option
• You can change your voice and video call preferences

You can choose to receive calls from people in your address book, accounts you follow, or only verified users. If you want to turn off calls on X completely, just turn off the “Enable voice and video calling” option. Let us point out that when you do this, no one will be able to call you via the X application.