Elon Musk teases audio, video call features for Twitter

Ima Elijah 09:30 - 10 May 2023

Elon Musk.REUTERS/Mike Blake

Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, has divulged the forthcoming introduction of significant feature upgrades to the prevalent microblogging platform

Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, has divulged the forthcoming introduction of significant feature upgrades to the prevalent microblogging platform.

The magnate has publicly disclosed that Twitter shall soon be equipped with video, audio calls and encrypted chat functionality.

Musk shared this pivotal information via a tweet disseminated on the morning of Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

With latest version of app, you can DM reply to any message in the thread (not just most recent) and use any emoji reaction.

Release of encrypted DMs V1.0 should happen tomorrow. This will grow in sophistication rapidly. The acid test is that I could not see your DMs even if…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2023

According to Musk, the most recent iteration of Twitter shall allow users to respond to any message within a thread.

Moreover, he further added that the encrypted DMs V1.0 trial shall commence on May 11, 2023.

Musk, however, sought to clarify that the voice and video chat options would not entail the mandatory relinquishment of users’ contact information.

The entrepreneur articulated, "Coming soon will be voice and video chat from your handle to anyone on this platform, so you can talk to people anywhere in the world without giving them your phone number."