X gets with the program and lets free users make voice and video calls

When Elon Musk’s X gained the ability to make voice and video calls, we were all pretty bummed by the fact that it was only available for X Premium users. This is a feature that’s freely available on platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, and so on. However, it appears that X got with the program and now allows free users to make video and voice calls.

Late last year, X introduced the ability to make voice and video calls, and it finally made it to the public. However, one thing about this feature that people appreciated was the fact that a person can only call you if they’ve been in contact with you at some point before. So, if you’ve sent a person the message in the past, only then will they be able to call you. There are other settings you could set to control who can call you, as well.

X now lets free users make video and voice calls

X Employee @enriquebrgn made a post stating “we’re slowly rolling out audio and video calling to non premium users, try it out!” In the post, we see a screenshot of the voice and video call settings. These settings allow you to choose who is able to call you.

You can choose to have only people in your address book call you, only people you follow, only verified users, and everyone. The ability to allow everyone to call you is a new addition. So, if you’re feeling brave, you can enable that feature. However, notable figures and accounts with a lot of enemies may want to steer clear of it. Enabling voice and video calls from everyone basically gives any sort of person free rein to call you out of the blue.

Since this is still rolling out, there’s a chance that you won’t be able to make calls just yet. You’re going to have to wait for the functionality to reach you via the latest update. To check for an update, go to the Google Play Store or Apple App Store and search for X. If you’re on Android, you can simply hold your finger down on the X app icon on your home screen and tap the App info button. This will take you straight to the X Google Play Store page.

If you see the option to update the app, update it. If you don’t see it, then you’ll just want to wait a few days.