X could be getting ready to launch voice and video calling
It used to be that social media platforms were designed to allow users to post updates of their lives and share it with friends and family. These days, it has become a lot more than that and many of these apps, like Facebook and Instagram, allow users to make video calls with each other.
It looks like that could be a feature coming to the X app in the future. This is according to a post by X user @aaronp613 who discovered within the iOS app’s code, there is mention of voice and video calls for the iOS version of the app. It also mentions that this could be a feature exclusive to premium subscribers.
Looks like X is getting ready to launch audio and video calling on iOS for premium subscribers pic.twitter.com/LCWZnZxUfj
— Aaron (@aaronp613) September 21, 2023
Note that while this is for the iOS app, presumably there could also be a similar feature for the Android app that hasn’t been reported. It is unclear how these features will work, but it could be a good idea to encourage more people to pay for X’s subscription service.
We have to wonder though, with there being plans to eventually start charging all users a subscription to access X’s service, will those users have access to voice and video calls, or will they still need to purchase a premium subscription to get in on the action? There’s no mention of when these features will launch, but we’ll keep our eyes peeled.