WhatsApp rolling out voice chat feature for groups on Android beta

Beta users will see a new voice waveform icon within a group chat, reportsWABetaInfo.Selecting the waveform icon will automatically start the voice chat, and adedicated interface will appear.All participants in the group can join the voice chat at any time.If no one joins the voice conversation during the first 60 minutes, it willautomatically end.However, anyone can start a new audio conversation whenever they choose.The new voice chat feature is only available to certain groups.The feature is generally available for groups with more than 32participants, however only up to 32 participants might be able to join avoice chat.The main benefit of the voice chat feature is that it makes it possible tostart a call without ringing everyone in the group's phones.However, all group participants will get a silent notification when a newvoice chat starts in their groups, and the group icon will show a tinythumbnail representing a voice chat within the chat list.This feature is protected by end-to-end encryption to make sure that onlythe participants of a voice call can listen to its contents.The voice chat feature is currently available to some users that installthe latest WhatsApp beta for Android update, however, this appears as awider release so some users on the stable version of the app might also beable to experiment with the feature, the report said.On Sunday, it was reported that the messaging platform had released anadmin review feature for group chats on Android beta.--IANSaj/shb

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