X, formerly known as Twitter, has quietly released a long-awaited upgrade: the ability to make voice and video calls to other X users. Even though it hasn’t been officially announced yet, this update comes after a mysterious tweet from X owner Elon Musk, who questioned, “ready for it…?”
The Quiet Rollout
Some X users have been greeted with a message reading, “Audio and video calls are here!” although this has not yet been rolled out to all customers. The app’s settings have also been updated to include a new option titled “Enable audio and video calling,” allowing users greater control over the app’s audio and video calling features. It’s now up to the user to decide who may make audio or video calls to them; they can limit it to contacts only, followers only, verified users only, or any combination of these.
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Initiating a Call
Users must initiate an audio or video call with another X user by initiating a DM between the two parties. They may make audio or video calls by clicking the phone symbol in the top right corner of the screen. Elon Musk has made it clear that this function, which does away with the requirement for a phone number, would be accessible across all platforms.
Premium Access Uncertainty
This function is currently only accessible to a select group of users, and its future availability (as a premium-only feature or open to all X users) is still unknown. Since X has already added several useful extras to its premium membership, it’s possible that the new calling option is only available to those who pay for the service.
Elon Musk’s Annual Fee Announcement
Elon Musk has lately declared his intention to implement an annual subscription for X membership. New Zealand and the Philippines are two countries that have already made this change, charging its customers a nominal annual fee. The company’s goal is to keep X available for a nominal cost while discouraging bots and spammers. In this piece, we’ll go into the specifics of this brand-new feature and discuss the possible consequences of X’s choice to implement an annual charge.
How to Use the Audio and Video Calling Feature on X
Let’s dive further into X’s new audio and video calling functionality now.
Notification and Settings
• As was previously noted, X users may have already been notified that this functionality is now available to them. Settings is where you’ll find this information.
•There’s a new switch that lets you “Enable audio and video calling.” Users can adjust their calling settings by toggling this function on and off.
Choosing Who Can Contact You
- Users have control over who may initiate voice and video chats with them after the functionality has been activated.
- The options include:
- Address book contacts are mentioned.
- People they are following.
- Authorised users only.
- • Some mixture of the preceding types.
- • This adaptability puts the user in charge of their own communications and privacy settings.
Initiating Calls
• Start a DM conversation with the person you want to call to initiate an audio or video call.
To make a call, look for the phone symbol in the top right corner.
•To access voice and video calling features, select the phone symbol.
•Choose a dialling method, and your call will begin immediately.Cross-
Platform Accessibility
- Elon Musk has stated that this capability is available across several platforms.
- Audio and video chats work on all major platforms, including Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android, Apple’s macOS, and Microsoft’s Windows.
The Uncertain Future of Premium Access
It’s unclear whether this new function will be made available only to paid members or to all X users. In the past, X has included sophisticated filtering and ad-free surfing as part of its premium membership package, among other enticing features. The ability to make voice and video calls may go the same route and become a paid extra.
Elon Musk’s Annual Fee for Platform Access
The impact on the platform and its user base of Elon Musk’s announcement of a yearly price to use X has received a lot of attention. The $1 yearly subscription is a calculated strategy to reduce the number of spam and automated accounts on X while keeping the service affordable for a large user base.
Balancing Accessibility and Spam Prevention
The decision to implement a small yearly charge is twofold. On the one hand, the annual charge may be too high for spammers and bots to justify obtaining and keeping an account on X. However, X hopes to strike a compromise between the platform’s openness and security by keeping the charge modest at only $1 per year. This method recognises that a free platform is open to misuse, while an unduly high cost would scare away real users.
Regional Implementation
There is a plan in place to gradually introduce the yearly charge around the globe, starting with New Zealand and the Philippines. This will let X gauge interest in the new payment option among its user base. The results may lead to an increase or decrease in the yearly charge and its applicability to other locations.
Benefits of the Annual Fee
Introducing an annual fee has several potential benefits for X:
- Spam Reduction: The primary goal is to reduce the presence of spam accounts and automated bots on the platform. By requiring a financial commitment, X can deter these malicious actors.
- Quality User Base: An annual fee can attract users who genuinely interested in using the platform, as they are more likely to value and engage with it.
- Financial Sustainability: The revenue generated from the annual fee can contribute to the financial sustainability of the platform, enabling further development and maintenance.
- Community Building: A user base that invests in the platform through an annual fee may feel a stronger sense of community and ownership, leading to more meaningful interactions.
User Response and Platform Future
How users respond to X’s choice to implement an annual fee will determine the outcome. We can learn a lot about this payment model’s viability and impact from the early reactions in New Zealand and the Philippines.
If X decides to roll out this yearly charge to more locations, it will be interesting to see if the price stays put at $1. The future of audio and video calling will also keenly watched to see if it remains a premium service or becomes available to all consumers.
Conclusion
X, once known as Twitter, has quietly introduced voice and video calling, much to the delight of its fans. While it’s still in development, this feature has the potential to greatly improve how the platform’s users engage with one another. Users may now more easily regulate who can contact them, leading to a more private and protected environment.
To find a happy medium between user engagement and spam control, Elon Musk has decided to implement a yearly subscription fee for the site. X plans to make the site more attractive to real users while deterring spammers and bots by charging a small charge. How well this strategy received by users and how it affects the platform’s quality and security will determine its ultimate success.
It will be interesting to see how X develops and what decisions it makes as a platform, since it has the potential to influence the direction of social media in the future.