Video calls to 8 participants coming soon on WhatsApp
For more than a month now, many confined people have been using messaging apps to stay in touch with loved ones. According to Facebook, between WhatsApp and Messenger, more than 700 million accounts participate in calls every day. However, in the face of fierce competition, the American giant must optimize its applications as quickly as possible, especially WhatsApp.
Indeed, if certain applications, such as Zoom, allow to invite many participants to a video call, WhatsApp must for its part be satisfied with a maximum of 4 participants. Recently, the last beta of the application gave clues to an increase in the number of participants. Without giving any indication regarding the availability of this update, Facebook wanted to confirm what was until now a simple rumor.
Facebook explains: ” Video calls on WhatsApp are also a great way to stay in touch despite the distance. You will soon be able to receive voice and video group calls of up to eight participants on WhatsApp. These calls always stay secure with end-to-end encryption so no one else can see or listen to your private conversation, not even WhatsApp. “
WhatsApp is not the only Facebook application to be tweaked in this time of containment, since Facebook Gaming has just been deployed on iOS and Android. On Instagram, it is now possible to watch and comment on live videos from a desktop computer.
Note that the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook, has just launched its new Rooms function. The latter will accommodate up to 50 people with no time limit, ” opening the field of possibilities for great moments of sharing “According to the American giant.
