WhatsApp releases its most awaited group video-calling feature

Text messaging app WhatsApp has finally released a feature that everybody has been waiting for a long time, the group video calls.

WhatsApp information sharer, WABetaInfo tweeted about the new update for few Android and iOS beta versions, however, at present the feature is not available for everyone. The feature was also for picture-sharing platform Instagram, but it is yet to come, reported Business Insider – India.

WhatsApp for iOS 2.18.52: group calls!
It’s available for a few users only and it doesn’t work with an invitation system.
You need to be ****VERY**** lucky!
The same is valid for Android beta 2.18.145+! pic.twitter.com/qsDprH3VBQ

— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) May 18, 2018

PLEASE! Check if group calls are enabled for you (iOS / Android).
You need to be VERY lucky!

How to check: do a normal call and check if there is a new button “Add participant”. https://t.co/FAyRkI9oc7

— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) May 18, 2018

In a call it will be possible to add other 3 participants.
So, including who has started the call, in a group call it's possible to have 4 users at most.

— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) February 5, 2018

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The feature is currently under testing and is for now available for selected users, with expectations to be publicly available soon. Also the feature should be available for all the group members in order to carry out group video calls.

The feature was initially announced at parent company Facebook’s annual developers conference, F8. For checking if the user got their feature, they can make a normal video call. If they have the feature, an option of ‘add participants’ will automatically appear, explained Business Today.

Number of other updates was announced by the social app as well for group chats including group descriptions, admin rights, group catch on, and ability to play YouTube and Facebook videos within the app.