WhatsApp rolls out group calling for voice, video
Tuesday - July 31, 2018 10:04 am ,
Category : BUSINESS
WhatsApp rolls out group calling for voice, video
New Delhi July 31 (IANS) Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled out its group calling feature -- for both voice and video options -- on iOS and Android devices for its 1.5 billion users.
The group calling feature supports up to four people simultaneously.
"You can make a group call with up to four people total -- anytime and anywhere. Just start a one-on-one voice or video call and tap the new "add participant" button in the top right corner to add more contacts to the call " WhatsApp said in a statement.
WhatsApp users currently spend over two billion minutes on calls per day.
"Group calls are always end-to-end encrypted and we ve designed calling to work reliably around the world in different network conditions " WhatsApp added.
At Facebook s F8 developer conference in May WhatsApp had announced to bring group calling support on its platform.
The instant messaging service unveiled video chatting in 2016 and voice calling in 2014.
--IANS na/mag/
The group calling feature supports up to four people simultaneously.
"You can make a group call with up to four people total -- anytime and anywhere. Just start a one-on-one voice or video call and tap the new "add participant" button in the top right corner to add more contacts to the call " WhatsApp said in a statement.
WhatsApp users currently spend over two billion minutes on calls per day.
"Group calls are always end-to-end encrypted and we ve designed calling to work reliably around the world in different network conditions " WhatsApp added.
At Facebook s F8 developer conference in May WhatsApp had announced to bring group calling support on its platform.
The instant messaging service unveiled video chatting in 2016 and voice calling in 2014.
--IANS na/mag/
