In a major development, the highly anticipated audio-video calling feature is making its way to X (Twitter), joining the ranks of other social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram.
This long-awaited feature is now being rolled out to users, and we’re here to guide you on how to enable it.
Elon Musk’s Insight
The news broke through DogeDesigner on X, with Elon Musk confirming it’s an early version of video-audio calling on the platform.
Musk even provided a step-by-step guide on how to use this exciting feature.
Enabling Audio-Video Calls on X
If you’re eager to get started with audio-video calls on X, follow these steps:
- Access Your Settings: Begin by opening X and accessing your account settings.
- Privacy and Safety: Navigate to the “Privacy and Safety” section.
- Direct Message Options: Look for the “Direct Message” options.
- Enable Audio-Video Calling: Within these options, you will find the setting to enable the audio-video calling feature.
Who Can Call You?
It’s important to note that this new feature is exclusively available to premium subscribers, with only blue tick users having the privilege to initiate audio-video calls.
However, all X users will have the ability to receive calls. To offer users more control over who can call them, X has implemented three distinct options:
- Your Address Book Connections: You can choose to allow only people connected to your address book to call you.
- Followers: Alternatively, you can limit calls to users you follow.
- Verified Users: Another option is to restrict calls to verified users.
Making Calls
Once you’ve enabled the feature and decided on your call settings, making audio-video calls is a breeze:
- Access Your DMs: Open your Direct Messages (DMs) on X.
- Phone Icon: Look for the phone icon on the right side of the screen.
- Select Call Type: Click on the phone icon and choose between audio or video calls.
The great news is that this feature is expected to become available to all X users in the near future.
So get ready to enjoy seamless audio and video conversations on the platform, with greater control over your call preferences than ever before.
