YOU CAN NOW USE THE X FREE AUDIO VIDEO CALL FEATURE

Sat 02 March 2024:

Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is now letting all users make video and phone calls without needing to pay for a premium subscription. This move is seen as a direct challenge to competitors like Meta’s WhatsApp.

Once reserved for X Premium subscribers, the feature is now accessible to everyone, and it will likely give other services, like Meta’s WhatsApp, a run for their money.

“We are gradually rolling out audio and video calling to non-premium users, try it out!” wrote X engineer Enrique Barragan on the social media platform, revealing the news. Additionally, users now have the option to permit calls from any user.

X App Free Audio and Video Calls

Only accounts that a user follows or has in their address book will be able to receive calls. Before you can connect via call, the two accounts need to have DM’d each other at least once. But users can adjust their settings to allow calls from anyone on the platform, not just those they follow. Importantly, last year, X restricted access to this feature to iOS users with active X Premium subscriptions only. Even though it was still reserved for Premium users, the Elon Musk–led company decided earlier this year to add the calling feature to its Android app as well.

How to use the calling feature for X for free

Open the X app on your Android or iOS device and go to the direct messages section.
Tap on the phone icon and choose ‘Audio Call’ or ‘Video Call’ to start a conversation. The person you’re calling will get a notification.
You can manage who can call you by going to Settings in the top right corner.

With this update, X is making communication easier for all users, regardless of their subscription status.

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