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How to make video and voice calls on X/Twitter

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X, the social media network formerly known as Twitter, has now made video and voice calls available for all users of the platform.

The previously Premium exclusive feature has been rolled out for all X users, allowing those who have their phone number added to their profile to make/receive video and audio calls.

Follow our step-by-step guide below on how to make video and voice calls on X.

What you’ll need:

What you’ll need:

The short version:

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Step1

Open X

You can also search for this through your app library.

Step2

Tap on the envelope icon to open direct messages

Once you’re on the X app, tap on the envelope icon at the bottom of your screen, which will take you to your Direct Messages.

Step3

Select the user you would like to call

Either open an existing DM conversation or start a new conversation by tapping the blue envelope icon and then searching for the user.

Step4

Tap the phone icon at the top of the screen

If the user doesn’t have the feature enabled or you aren’t permitted to call them, you won’t be able to see this.

Step5

Choose between the audio call or video call option

An audio call is a voice only option whereas a video call uses your smartphone’s front camera to call.

Troubleshooting

This could be down to a few reasons. The user may not have a phone number on their profile or the user may have turned off their feature to receive calls.

By default you can call users that follow you on X. You can also call users if you are in a user’s contacts and they previously allowed Twitter/X to have access to this.However, every user can adjust their settings accordingly, so even if a user does follow you on X, this doesn’t guarantee you’ll be able to call them.

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