Starting today, WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app in India, will let you make video calls; just like FaceTime and Skype, the calls will be free, though if you aren't on Wi-Fi you may have of course to pay for cellular data usage, depending on your plan. WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum said in an interview to Reuters that video calls will be rolled out to 180 countries within hours after the feature is introduced at the event in India.
WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, also announced that it has over 160 monthly million active users in India, making the country its biggest market. WhatsApp says the new video calling service is optimised to work in regions like India, where users often struggle with poor Internet connectivity.
"We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive new phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks," WhatsApp added.
"We’re obsessed with making sure that voice and video work well even on low-end phones," Koum said.Remember : WhatsApp’s video-calling feature is now live on a beta version of the app (v2.16.80) for Android devices.
How this feature will work :-
The video feature will work just like WhatsApp voice calls - when you press the little phone button on a person's profile, WhatsApp will ask you if you want to make a voice call or a video call. WhatsApp video-calling will be available to all users running the latest version of the app, and if you are running a previous version, you are advised to update to the latest one.
If you don't see the WhatsApp video calling feature, you can get access by following these steps :
The WhatsApp video calling feature was recently introduced in the beta builds of WhatsApp for Android and Windows Mobile. You can signup for the betas to get early access to WhatsApp video calling.
- Open Google Play and search for WhatsApp
- Open WhatsApp's Google Play Listing
- Scroll dow towards the bottom of the page
- In the section that says Become a beta tester tap on I'M IN
- Confirm on the next screen and wait for a few minutes
- Come back to WhatsApp listing page on Google Play
- You should see an option to Update WhatsApp to beta version
- Update the app
Alternatively, you could download the WhatsApp APK that comes with support for video calling (v2.16.354) from a website like Apkmirror or Apkpure, if you know what you are doing.
Note that i advice that you wait for the WhatsApp video calling feature to show up on your phone, since that also helps the server load manageable.
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