A couple of months after landing the CEO job at X (formerly Twitter) in May, Linda Yaccarino said: “X will be the platform that can deliver, well … everything.”
Part of that includes audio and video calls, which the company has just started to roll out for users globally.
The new feature is wrapped up in the app’s latest update, which became widely available on Wednesday.
If you can’t face the idea of yet another app with audio and video calls, then you can easily turn off the feature and continue to use the app in the usual way.
To turn off audio and video calls on X, simply take the following steps:
On the other hand, if you’re cool with the new feature, simply leave the slider in the “on” position and check the boxes corresponding to those from whom you’re happy to receive calls. The options are people in your address book, people you follow, and verified users. You can check any number of these three options.
Elon Musk, who acquired Twitter a year ago for $44 billion, posted a message on the platform on Wednesday describing the new feature as an “early version,” suggesting a number of changes may be on the way soon.
Musk has said on several occasions how he wants to transform the platform into a so-called “super-app” offering a wide variety of services, similar to China’s popular WeChat platform.
Additional services could include things like banking, payments, meal delivery, ridesharing, shopping, and so on.
Are you tired of paying for streaming services you never watch just to get a phone plan feature you actually want? T-Mobile has good news for you! The carrier is rolling out new plans, called T-Mix, in early November to replace its old Experience lineup with a build-your-own perks system called Picks.
The benefits you choose vary from streaming and gaming to food delivery, AI, satellite service, and phone discounts. But if you are satisfied with your existing plan, you can keep it.
Merely days after the iPhone Duo hit the shelves, images of broken screens on the phone started popping up across social media. Until now, it’s been unclear what’s causing the line of defective pixels that appears vertically along the crease, as well as horizontally, on the phone’s inner display.
Apple has finally acknowledged the issue, which has shown up on iPhone Duo units owned by customers as well as demo units in stores. In a statement shared with Bloomberg, Apple says that not all iPhone Duo units are affected and that those that are tend to show the display fault early on. The company added that users who experience problems with their iPhone Duo display should contact AppleCare for a replacement.
Not long ago, Apple treated independent repair like an act of outright hostility. The Cupertino giant locked down parts with serial-number pairing, while repair tools remained firmly out of reach of anyone outside its authorized repair network. More importantly, the company waged a legal and lobbying battle against right-to-repair legislation.
I've covered enough of these fights over the years to know what a shift looks like. That's why what happened in October 2026 genuinely caught me off guard. The day the iPhone Duo went on sale, what may be the most mechanically complex iPhone to date, Apple pulled off a surprising about-face. It published teardown-style repair manuals for a handful of major components.