WhatsApp is finally rolling out group video- and voice-calls to its 1.5 billion users around the world. The new feature was first teased by its parent company, Facebook, at its annual F8 developers conference in May, but now it’s ready for prime time.
Facebook first introduced group audio calls to its own Messenger app back in April 2016, followed by group video calls later that year. Group video calling has surged in recent years across WhatsApp’s rival messaging apps, while WhatsApp itself only rolled out one-to-one video calling less than two years ago.
Group calls will certainly be a welcome addition to WhatsApp’s feature set among its global throng of users, and if nothing else WhatsApp will be glad to be focusing on its core product features rather than having to fight fake news.
Meanwhile, Apple is also preparing to launch group video calls with the upcoming public release of iOS 12. (AFP)
