X, formerly known as Twitter, has been promised to get an audio and video calling feature. Last month, Elon Musk, who took over the social media platform in October last year, had tweeted that a voice and video calling feature would be coming to X, confirming that calling would work on iOS, Android, Mac and PC and no additional phone would require. phone number. However, the much-awaited audio and video calling feature may not be available to all X users. According to leaked screenshots of some of X’s code related to the feature, only X Premium subscribers had access to audio and video calling.
Investor Chris Messina posted screenshots of The screenshot suggests that this feature will allow users to opt in or out and decide who they want to receive calls from. “Take messaging to the next level with audio and video calling. Enable the feature and then select who you want to use it with,” says the description of the feature in the code screenshot.
More interestingly, a second screenshot indicates that the feature could be a paid service as part of the X Premium subscription. “Audio and video calls are a premium feature. Subscribe to access” and “Subscribe to Premium to make calls,” the code appears to read under the section “when someone tries to DM someone and reaches the rate limit.”
X Premium, launched as Twitter Blue, adds a host of features for paying subscribers, including the verification badge, reduced number of ads in the feed, longer messages, and the ability to edit messages. On the web, X Premium costs $8 per month or $84 per year (Rs. 650/month or Rs. 6,800/year). On both iOS and Android, the subscription costs $11 per month or $114.99 per year (Rs. 900 per month or Rs. 9,400 per year).
Musk plans to transform X into an “everything app” in the mold of China’s WeChat, offering social networking, calling and messaging and even in-app payments. The Tesla CEO has also tried to monetize services on X. During a recent meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Musk reportedly said that X would charge its users a small monthly fee to use the platform. Musk said the move to a monthly payment system could prevent bots from amplifying hate speech on the platform.
