"Ready?" Elon Musk Announces Video Call Feature Added to X

Voice and Video Call Update for Select Users
Part of Musk's Plan to Build a 'Super App'

X (formerly Twitter) is set to introduce a new feature that allows voice and video calls. Following the acquisition by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, concerns about X's weakening competitiveness have grown, and attention is focused on whether Musk can transform X into a 'super app' as planned.

According to Forbes Japan on the 26th, some X users began seeing tabs to enable voice and video calls in the application's direct message settings the day before.

Although X has not officially announced this feature yet, its official account posted "ready for it...?" that morning. This has raised expectations that an update including the related feature is imminent.

Forbes Japan reported that X users will be able to set whether to use voice or video calls within the application (app) and configure a list of people they can receive calls from.

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However, it is still uncertain whether this feature will be available to all X users. The U.S. economic media outlet Business Insider reported, "It seems that this feature will be provided only to paid subscribers."

This update is part of CEO Musk's plan to create a 'super app.' He has declared his intention to build a 'super app' that goes beyond a simple social networking service (SNS) to include calling, banking, payments, and all other functions.

Last August, Musk hinted at the calling feature update, stating, "This feature will work on iOS, Android, Mac, and PC, and phone numbers will no longer be necessary," emphasizing, "This feature essentially turns the platform into a global address book."

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