Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk dances onstage during a delivery event for Tesla China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai
Elon Musk discussed the planned Twitter features in a tweet.
  • Elon Musk says calls and encrypted messages are coming to Twitter.
  • Musk announced the new features on Tuesday via a tweet.
  • The CEO said the first version of encrypted messages should launch on Wednesday.

Elon Musk says Twitter will soon allow calls and encrypted messages.

Announcing the new features on Tuesday, the billionaire tweeted: "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."