Facebook has finally made sure to add to the list of people who can join group calls on WhatsApp. This information was discovered from the company's official website upload some time ago.
Quoted from the official website, Sunday (4/26/2020), group calls on WhatsApp can now be made up to eight people. This number will apply to both voice and video calls.
"You will be able to make voice and video group calls for up to eight people on WhatsApp," Facebook wrote. The company also ensures that this feature is equipped with end-to-end encryption, so that no third party can eavesdrop, including WhatsApp itself.
Unfortunately, there is no information about when this feature will be released publicly. But from the leaked information, this feature was revealed to be in the latest WhatsApp beta, so there is a possibility WhatsApp will release it in the near future.
The news about this brand-new feature was actually known last week. At that time, WABetaInfo information revealed in the built WhatsApp v2.2.128, there were instructions that mentioned an increase in video and audio call restrictions on WhatsApp.
Armed with these findings, many parties suspect that Facebook's service will increase the number of people in group calls. For information, at this time the group calls for voice or video on WhatsApp can only be made up to four people.
Facebook Messenger Releases Similar Video Zoom Feature Call
Just for information, Facebook is indeed improving video call services in its application. The latest, social media giant that adds a brand-new feature that is said to be similar to the ability of Zoom in Messenger.
Quoted from The Verge, this new feature is called Messenger Rooms. As the name implies, this feature allows Messenger users to connect virtually with more participants up to 50 people.
Facebook allows creators to control whether Rooms can be accessed openly or limited to invited participants. Creators Rooms can also get rid of participants who are considered annoying.
Not only that, the company also opened a reporting channel for illegal actions carried out in Rooms. Later to access this feature, creators can start from the Facebook or Messenger application.
Users who want to join also do not need to have a Facebook account first. Although it can only be made through Facebook, in the future the company wants this feature to be accessible via Instagram Direct, WhatsApp, including the Portal.
Users who have joined in a conversation in the Room can also use the augmented reality filter or change the background. Although there is no end-to-end encryption technology, the company says it does not monitor conversations made through this feature.
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