Currently, the limit of users who can use WhatsApp video calls is set to four.
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WhatsApp could expand the number of users in their video calls, a service widely used now due to the coronavirus crisis, which has people confined to their homes.
As WaBetaInfo researchers published on April 16, the code of the latest beta versions of WhatsApp It hints that the current limit of four users per video call may be extended in future versions of the app. WaBetaInfo says that this increase in the limit of participants in WhatsApp video calls would come in both the WhatsApp version for iOS and Android, although at the moment it is not clear how many people it will expand to.
Currently, WhatsApp and Instagram video calls have the most limited number of simultaneous users, allowing only four. In comparison, FaceTime allows up to 32 people at the same time and Hangouts up to 10 people in its free version and 25 in the business version. Snapchat accepts up to 15 people, Facebook Messenger 50 people (although only six of them can broadcast) and Duo allows video calls of up to 12 participants.
The coronavirus crisis It has forced governments in many countries to put in place drastic measures to prevent the spread of the virus. Among these measures is the mandatory quarantine for many citizens, which prevents physical contact and has urged people to communicate with their loved ones through video calls.
As of Friday, April 7, the coronavirus has infected nearly 2.2 million people and caused more than 146,000 deaths worldwide. On March 11, the World Health Organization called officially to COVID-19 as a pandemic.
