Elon Musk is plotting the launch of a YouTube rival coming to Samsung TVs and Fire Sticks

ELON Musk has unveiled the latest phase of turning his X-app into a so-called ‘everything app’ – and joining YouTube.

The eccentric billionaire first revealed his plans for

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It was then that Musk described a theoretical single place where users can access most, if not all, of their favorite online services and tools.

In China, a version of the idea already exists in WeChat, which started as a messaging platform similar to WhatsApp.

As I said, X is the new WeChat! Everything on one platform! Elon didn’t buy it for fun!

X user @HustleCatalyst

Over the years, WeChat has evolved into its own mini Internet that allows users to do everything from sharing social media-style messages to receiving news, making payments, booking restaurants and ordering taxis .

First Twitter became X, and now X will become something completely different.

In a short post on X, Musk hinted that users will “soon” be able to watch long videos via

This includes Samsung TVs and Amazon Fire Sticks.

Onlookers think X’s video version could rival Google’s YouTube.

But others aren’t fans of the decision and just want Twitter to remain a text-based app.

“I want Twitter to be Twitter. Not YouTube. Not the cash app,” said one X user wrote.

Another tweeted: “Like I said, X is the new WeChat! All in one platform! Elon didn’t buy it for fun!”

But the X-team doesn’t see this as a huge transition or major news update.

In a blog post earlier this year, the team claimed that X is already a video-first platform and that eight out of 10 user sessions involved watching videos.

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