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Twitter/X is bringing voice and video calling to the app for all users, with premium subscribers allowed extra functionality. It’s rolling out now, but you’ll be able to turn off the feature in a couple of easy steps. Here’s how.

X, the platform better known as Twitter, removed headlines from posts with links a few months ago, but is now bringing them back in a new format.

Google’s Pixel Tablet and Pixel Fold are the first big-screen devices in the company’s lineup and, as such, the first that had to deal with Android apps that aren’t optimized for big screens. The solution? Black boxes along the sides. However, the Twitter/X app has now added the bare minimum of tablet optimization for Google Pixel Tablet and Pixel Fold.

Available now, a new “Premium+” subscripton on Twitter/X will provide an ad-free experience among a few other perks for $16 per month, and the platform is also launching a “Basic” subscription that lowers the cost of getting the edit button down to $3.

Twitter is getting rid of Circles – a Google-like feature that probably went under your radar and has only existed for just over a year.

Since its acquisition by Elon Musk, a whole lot has changed at Twitter, including its official name which is now “X.” Another change that you might not have noticed is that profiles on Twitter now show posts, formerly known as tweets, as sorted by the count of likes rather than the order in which they were posted.

X branding came to Twitter for Android earlier this week, and another update rolling out on Friday afternoon changes the app name, while “tweet” seemingly becomes “post.”

After changing on the web a few days ago, the new X logo and brand are beginning to appear on Twitter for Android.

Last week Twitter took drastic measures to cut down on its server bills. Now, it’s also been shown that Twitter is blocking content from appearing in Google Search, though it’s more of a side effect than a direct action.

Months after launch, Twitter has now announced that the new Twitter Blue is available globally and that the company will pull checkmarks from “legacy” verified accounts on April 1.

From layoffs to not paying bills, Twitter has been on a cost-cutting drive since the Elon Musk acquisition. The latter has resulted in lawsuits from landlords and vendors, though one partner Twitter is not antagonizing is Google.

Twitter’s latest move under Elon Musk is to start charging a fee for the use of SMS messages for two-factor authentication. To avoid that charge, here’s how to use Google Authenticator for Twitter two-factor authentication.

Using Twitter has been a wild ride for the past couple of months, with updates and changes coming constantly. With the latest updates to Twitter for Android and iOS, the option to send a direct message through an account’s profile has disappeared.

In the last two weeks, Twitter has introduced a new “For You” tab that is the default page every time you open the app. Today, Elon Musk has confirmed it won’t be forced for much longer.