WhatsApp to soon get group video calling feature
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed at the company's F8 developer conference in San Jose, California, that WhatsApp will launch the group video calling feature in the coming months. Soon, a total of four people will be able to participate in a single split-screen conference call over WhatsApp. WhatsApp already supports voice and video calls in the app.
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Add 3 people in WhatsApp group video calls
Earlier, it was reported that the instant messaging app is testing the new group video calling feature on WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.18.39. According to reports, once the feature is live, users will start seeing an 'Add Person' option in the top right corner of the calling screen while they are already on a video call.
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2 billion minutes of calls are made on WhatsApp daily
Over 2 billion minutes of video and voice calls are made on WhatsApp daily. Notably, WhatsApp already allows users to switch from a voice call to a video call just by tapping a button. Under this, a video button appears during voice calls.
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