Elon Musk does not stand still. After the name change from Twitter to X, the social network is preparing for one of its most radical changes. For this reason Musk announced it himself in one of his already traditional messages.

Calls and video calls will be available on X soon. In other words, we will be able to communicate with other users through the app in a way that is equivalent to what many other services already allow, such as WhatsApp, Google Meet or Zoom.

As X’s boss described, video calls will work like this: iOS, Android, Mac and PC apps. Predictably via native apps for the respective operating systems.

One of the advantages of this new service is There will be no need for a phone number as it will be linked to the X account. Musk argues that “X is the effective global address book.” They explain it’s a “unique” combination of factors.

More details on what this service will look like are currently unknown. Not whether there will be group calls or what their limitations will be.

The arrival of video calls to X fits with Musk’s strategy to transform the microblogging social network into a more global app already offered by various services like Wechat. A ‘super app’ first step It looks like they will offer video calls. It will remain to be seen how these are received and to what extent they fit into the experience X currently offers.

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