Twitter, one of the world’s leading social networks, now known as ‘X’, has taken a bold step towards expanding its communication capabilities. Introduce the ability to make calls and video calls on your platform.
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Social network ‘One app for everything’. As part of its constant pursuit of innovation, the platform has launched an improvement: the ability to make video calls and audio conferencing.
But as is often the case with these changes, There are some conditions behind this new feature What users need to know. Below we present the details of this innovation and how to implement it.
It is important to note that there is video calling and audio conferencing feature. will only be available to users with an X Blue subscription, the payment option of the platform. This means that initially not all users will have access to this feature.
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At the initial stage, video calls on X will only be available on mobile devices and in particular iOS version of the app.
Users will know if they have access to this feature when they allow notifications from X and Get a message inviting you to try them.
In addition to being a user with an X Blue subscription, it is important to highlight that: You need this subscription to make and receive calls. This limitation applies to both actions.
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1. Enter Direct Messages: Video calling and audio conferencing functionality is integrated into the Direct Messages section of the app.
2. Select the contact: Go to the chat of the person you want to contact.
3. Start the search: If you have this feature enabled, you will see a phone icon at the top of the chat window where you can choose between a voice call or a video call.
During voice calls, users will have the ability to enable the speaker or mute or unmute the microphone. You can switch between the rear and front cameras, disable the speakerphone, and even turn off the camera during video calls.
To enable these functions, the user must go to ‘Settings’, ‘Privacy and Security’, ‘Direct Messages’ and enable voice and video calling option. Additionally, the user will be given the opportunity to choose who can call him/her, choosing from contacts, people he/she follows or verified users.
It’s important to note that before performing any type of search, users must: you have exchanged at least one direct message With the person you want to communicate with.
Currently this feature is only iOS appAlthough the company plans to bring this to Android devices in the future.
On the other hand, it was initially said that this feature would also be available on computers, but so far there is no indication that X is working on this application.
The addition of video calling and audio conferencing to X marks a new step towards the convergence of the platform’s functions and Elon Musk’s quest to turn this social network into an app ‘for all’.
iOS users who subscribe to X Blue will be able to enjoy this innovation, as the company plans to expand it to other operating systems in the future.
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